At long last here you go! Lots of animal pictures for those who have been looking forward to them. :) The arrival of all these animals has been keeping us busy for the past several weeks.
Dairy Calves:
These are just a few of the first calves- we've had about 45 already, and have 15 or more on the way yet.
We had a set of twin heifers this year- one of them was a really little squirt. The pictures I took of them are blurry though, so I won't share them in this post.
(Side note: We've got a bull calves for sale right now... if you are interested, let us know)
Lambs:
Lambing season went quite smoothly overall. Ended up with just over 50 lambs, and they are currently on pasture with their mamas...
"Hello"
Kids:
While it's up for debate, there is a good chance that these are the cutest babies on the farm... There are 15 of these skipping, jumping, and hopping along side the herd of goats who are cleaning up areas of the farm containing brush.
"I have an itch"
"And so do I"
Porkers:
These weren't born on the farm- Silas bought them as feeder pigs.
They'll have a grand time being rota-tillers this summer in the lean-to where the cows slept this winter.
Chicks:
75 layers and 100 broilers
(I think I've mentioned this before- but it's hard to take pictures of baby animals... especially chicks!)
And despite my good intentions, I didn't make it down to the road to take pictures of the dozens of beef calves born at Nate's. Now they are on pasture in various parts of the community. I'll try to take some pictures to post at some point.
These aren't baby animals- but the laying hens were moved to their summer quarters again. After doing good work at scratching up the garden (pre-planting), they are now on pasture and the egg yolks have turned a dark orange color. Our customers tell us we've got the best eggs around!
Hope your summer is off to a great start!
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