It’s been an unusually busy week on the farm. Lambing began on February 27 and to date we have 25 lambs! The count right now stands at 16 ewes and 9 rams which is fantastic, considering part of our goal is to increase our flock size over the next few years. Update 3/22/22 All the…
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In the past 6 days we’ve welcomed more than 20 new lambs! Here are a few photos of the new arrivals so far, stay tuned as more will be added throughout lambing season.
What’s happening on the farm?
For me the weather in July seemed more like August, so it feels a bit like we’re getting an extra month of summer! We’ll be busy this month with our last two groups of broilers, introducing the turkeys to pasture and hopefully enjoying a day or two at the beach with visiting family members. We…
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Spring is a wonderful time on the farm when new life emerges daily! We have chicks arriving weekly, a batch of turkeys on the way and kids filling the barn. Someday I’ll get this lambing post done while we’re still at it! This year was one of our fastest lambing years. We used three different…
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We’re really excited to be part of Bowdoinham’s Open Farm Day again this year! What will you see if you come to the farm on Sunday, July 20 between 9:30 am – 12:00 noon? You’ll see baby animals including our goslings, turkeys and bantam chicks. You’ll see our poultry operation which includes both cornish cross and…
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Spring is the time of year when you think of new life emerging and it certainly has here on the farm! We’re always energized by the arrival of lambs, kids and chicks even if we’re tired from late night checks on the mothers.
Our 2013 lambing season continues! Jake, Pete and Janet have been working ’round the clock to ensure all the lambs get a good start. This Oxford cross lamb certainly did and is now entertaining us with sweet antics.
