Another Update

We are getting settled in here at our new house. The sheep have their new pen. We will eventually expand it up one side of the property about 1200 feet. We still need to build a chicken coop and yard.

Samuel has taken up beekeeping this year and harvested 1 and 1/2 gallons of honey so far.

Laura has been hard at work canning and sewing quilts.

We are adding a room for our oldest son in the basement. I hope to get it done by November.

Joshua has been preparing for deer season, coming soon. This will be the first time we have had enough land to be productive at hunting.

We have recently lost 3 calves and one sheep. Our breeding ram. That was quite a loss. My thought is that it was Johnes disease. One of the dairy calves I believe passed it to the others. We are going to isolate our flock for the next 6 months to cull out any carriers. So we will not be buying or selling any animals for a time. We have also probably lost the window for having any lambs this next year.

Well that is just part of Farm life. The Lord has greatly blessed us in spite of all of our failings.