Inky and Stamp
And a Little of This and That
Inky was dedicated and sat on her eggs for weeks. She was rewarded with one little (and I mean tiny) chick who we named Stamp.
Stamp is the second animal born on our homestead. So she will go down in history. I say she because we hope she is a hen.
Inky has been a ferocious protector of her little chick and prefers to keep little stamp safe under her wings. I had to be careful as I maneuvered her off the nest to get these pictures.
Sheep Shearing
Thank you to Natalie for a shearing lesson so that we can get our lambs show ready for this season’s fairs. Look how handsome Lambert looks with his fresh cut.
This is a batch of raw wool we got from shearing our two adult Southdown sheep Dolly and Rosie. I researched how to wash it and dry. Now I must decide if I will try dying or taking any other steps to process it. I’m leaning towards felting instead of making yarn. This was only a small sample of what we sheared. I tried to be picky for this first attempt.
Farm Improvements
Can you tell what is going on in this picture? Pepere Larry and Justin are turning our two chicken coops into one duplex with a central winterized outdoor run. This middle part will be fully predator proof.
While things are getting rearranged outside, the barn is also getting some helpful additions. Here we have a full sized shelf for tools on the upstairs railing.
Look at how little extra room this functional railing is using up.
We have running water in the barn thanks again to Pepere Larry. This has tremendously helped with the effort and time for morning and evening chores.
The electricity has been running, so we have lights and can run the heat lamp for the Turkey poults.
The Turkey Poults
We’re trying something new out with our turkeys and will keep a few for breeding.
I am putting together a post just about raising the heritage breed of Turkey.
Here is Pickles. She is much bigger than her siblings because she arrived a couple weeks sooner.
Brownie came out on a little road trip to visit Acadia at hockey camp. We hope you still get a chance to get away, get a break, and enjoy a summer trip. Even if it is just a short drive.
