I have a sheep farm in Eastern Ontario. We raise Katahdin sheep which are a hair type and do not need shearing. They are for meat- not fibre. We also have a herd of about 14 llamas. All our animals are raised in as natural a way as possible. We do not use pesticides or artificial fertilizers and feed our own hay. We cannot use the term "organic: as there is no "organically" approved lamb slaughter facility in Eastern Ontario.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Sold some young rams
Yesterday we took 4 young rams to Hoards Station livestock market. They were last years ram lambs that we had kept for potential breeding stock, but they weren't really good enough to keep any longer, so off they went to the auction. We got about $175 each for 4 of them. Not bad as even if they had been sold as breeding stock, they would not have been more than $250 each
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Lambing and solar panels
The solar panels are finally up and running and making electricity. We can see on the new meter how many KWs we make in a day. Maximum daily so far about 60 KW, but it is only March. Of course, this is all being subsidized indirectly by the good people of Ontario through hikes in their power bills. All part of McGuinty's green energy initiative. Did you see the program about this on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paiken?
We are now in the midst of lambing. Lots of ewe lambs so far this year, but we are only half way through. No bottle babies so far.
We are now in the midst of lambing. Lots of ewe lambs so far this year, but we are only half way through. No bottle babies so far.
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