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We lost our ram Fabio on January 6th 2023. And now on February 6th, Babygoat passed away. Considering their ages we believe they died of natural causes, but that doesn't diminsh the sadness we feel when our beloved animals leave us. Goodbye Fabio and Babygoat. You'll be in our hearts forever.
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After a great summer of raising our little ones, the time has come to let them go. Expenses were higher this year which puts the price at $300. That includes registrations and delivery (if not too far away). Note: These are not market lambs. Our intention is to sell them to breeders to begin or add to existing flocks.  We're well into lambing for 2022. Three rams, 5 females so far. All healthy and growing fast!  Hello Everyone, Wow, it's been a long time since I posted on our farm blog. The reason? We bought and built and are now flying our very own airplane!  To say we've been just a little busy is the understatement of the year. But I will try to keep everyone up to speed on what's been happening on the farm. Due to the COVID pandemic the sheep market has tanked and we're taking the precaution of not breeding our ewes this year out of concern that we will not be able to find enough buyers for the lambs. So, for the time being, we have some farm pets (10 ewes, two rams (Fabio and AndyLamb), four goats (Gary, Barney, Daisy and Babygoat) two barn cats (Mute and Bootsie) and one loveable donkey (Daryl). So no lambs for the coming year, but we plan to start breeding again in the Fall of 2021. Here's hoping all the craziness will be over by then.
Today we said a fond farewell to Holly, Molly, Frosty & Frodo. They're all going to a farm in Iowa to be added to a flock of fifty sheep.   We said goodbye to Clyde on Sunday November 10th. He went to the same farm that Oreo did last year to breed with Jeremy Childer's sheep in Raymond, WI. Clyde was very happy to be together with some ewes for the first time. We wish him well and it looks like we'll get him back next Spring.   Our next door neighbor ended up with Bruno at the Bora's farm. Bruno will be together with a little Suffolk ewe to keep her company and also to breed with her. So, goodbye Bruno! We'll visit you every once in a while. It's kinda nice knowing you're just across the street.   Our first ram sold for the season was Soggy. We are sad to see him go but happy he's found a great home in Brighton, WI where he will become a part of a herd of 19 ewes. Soggy's going to have some fun and we are happy for him. He was the second lamb born in 2019 -- born to Norma in a puddle of water. When we found him he was all wet, so we toweled him off, gave him his name and brought him back to Mama. Have a great life Soggy! We'll miss you.  The day has come to say goodbye to Bawoo and five other ewe lambs. Happy to report they have found a good home at a farm in Highland, WI--an hour west of Madison, WI. It was very hard to say goodbye to my favorite lamb, but we take great comfort in knowing that Bawoo will be well cared for. So, farewell my favorite lamb. And goodbye to her sister, Bazoo. Goodbye Freda, and Bonnie, Schmutzy and little April. Have a great life being sheep in your new home.  Surprise! Surprise! Grandma Sheep gave birth to Mia, a female lamb, on Sunday May 12th. This was not expected. Grandma was in a bad way back in December 2018. She would not eat and nearly starved. So we separated her from the herd and took special care of her. It wasn't until mid-January 2019 that she was well enough to rejoin the flock. We took our ram, Fabio, off the herd on January 30th to get ready for lambing season. Doing the math, Grandma must have gotten pregnant during that one week window. Mia is a little small and Grandma's full milk has not come in yet. So we're doing supplemental feedings for the new lamb. Soon Mia should be drinking from Mama more vigorously. Welcome, Mia, to Bear Valley Farm!  |
