Able

Three calves in 2 weeks!

This is Able the first calf born this season, son of Apple her first calf. The picture was taken when he was 1 day old. The other two calves are Birch, daughter of Bell who was the first Angus born on our farm, and Marvel son of Maple. All the calves are very healthy and playful.

3 Little Pigs have turned in 10!

Four years ago Krys and I bought three little piglets to raise, and this year we are raising ten.

We picked up these piggies on Sunday from a small family farm in Hyde Park, about 15 miles from us. They are starting to settle into their new home and can have visitor later in the week. If the weather stays warm and the grass grows, these little piggies will be out in pasture early May.

Big weekend

The farm season has officially begun. On Saturday we attended a Sheep Shearing workshop, and I am still hurting. I sheared three sheep, the first one took me over an hour and the third less than 30 minutes. The Professional take about 2 minutes and they say it takes you about 500 sheep before you really know what you are doing. As for a career in Sheep Shearing, you can count me out for now.

Signs of Spring

Spring is finally here and it is time for us to work on all those projects we have been planning this winter. First fix the fence, then clean the barnyard and spread the manure on our hay fields, burn any brush piles before the ground drys out. Get ready for the young stock, the piglets are arriving this Sunday and the first batch of chicks next Thursday. So much to do, we are thankful for the good weather.

The big news for the week is we bought a John Deere Round baler, can't wait to try it out.

Even I'm confused by the weather.

Is it Spring yet?

Snow

Krys when he is not farming . Since it's snowing, I guess you should enjoy it!!




Thanks to Joanne Sanders(Krys Mother)for the wonderful photos.

Spring?

With the time change coming this weekend, it really is going to be spring soon. Krys and I have the piglets reserved and our seeds are ordered. We will just wait for the snow to melt, so we can get the fence fixed and of course build more.
Our new Icelandic sheep are really eating our apple trees and we are very excited to get them out to pasture. If anyone knows of a way to heal trees after the bark has been chewed off, please let us know.
I hope to have our new website up and runing by the end of April, where you can get more information about the farm. twisshillorganics.com