tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post113016175125047963..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Daily Farm Photo: 10/24/05Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1131116840344587992005-11-04T09:07:00.000-06:002005-11-04T09:07:00.000-06:00Hi Tabitha,I apologize for not answering your ques...Hi Tabitha,<BR/>I apologize for not answering your question sooner. What do we do with our sheep? Well, we (and other people) eat them. : ) We raise breeds that make the best meat (as opposed to the best wool)--mostly Hampshire and Suffolk right now. The females (ewes) are bred each year to a ram (the one we have now is named Leopold), and in the early spring we have adorable, frolicking lambs racing around the farm.<BR/><BR/>When very young, the male lambs are castrated, which means they are then called 'wethers.' They run with the flock for about a year, getting plenty of exercise and eating lots of fresh grass, until they are big enough to be sold to people who want a freezer full of lamb chops and leg of lamb and lamb burger.<BR/><BR/>Some people who raise sheep sell their wethers when they are only a few months old, and then they are 'finished off' at a feedlot. We don't do that. We raise the lambs until slaughter weight. They lead short but happy, healthy, stress free lives.<BR/><BR/>Ewe lambs can of course be eaten, too, but since we have been building up the flock for the past several years, we have been holding back our ewe lambs. They are bred to the ram when they are about 1-1/2 years old.<BR/><BR/>Oh, another very valuable thing the sheep do is provide us with lots of fabulous manure for our organic garden. : )<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps! : )<BR/><BR/>Hi Gypsy Girl,<BR/>This is a very belated welcome to the farm! It's always nice to hear from a fellow foodie. Glad you're enjoying your e-visits. Thanks so much for your kind words and for taking the time to write. I look forward to hearing from you again. : )Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130536078829599142005-10-28T16:47:00.000-05:002005-10-28T16:47:00.000-05:00Hi - I loved reading your thoughts, recipes and es...Hi - I loved reading your thoughts, recipes and especially admire your bravery. I am a baker and was a caterer for 15 years, grew my own vegetables and herbs and it made me quite homesick to look at your photos. I lived in the heartland of Virginia back then and have transplanted to California. It is hard work to keep up a blog with a life as busy as yours!! Blessings to You and all your "family"Gypsy Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578152899770910630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130252597092937662005-10-25T10:03:00.000-05:002005-10-25T10:03:00.000-05:00what do you do with your sheep? (i suppose minutes...what do you do with your sheep? <BR/><BR/>(i suppose minutes from now i am going to come across some multi-linked expose portion of your site that explains in Farmgirl detail exactly what you do with your sheep and then i'll be a fool for asking. but hey why not ask.)<BR/><BR/>by 'do', of course, i mean what use do you put them to?Omelayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084221498316008069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130220729844543882005-10-25T01:12:00.000-05:002005-10-25T01:12:00.000-05:00Omg! Sam don't start! I was clutching the keyboard...Omg! Sam don't start! I was clutching the keyboard, hanging by my fingernails just to withhold myself from NOT entering names for this lonely deer.... Oh dearKaren Baking Sodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648275442628223581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130216552521627552005-10-25T00:02:00.000-05:002005-10-25T00:02:00.000-05:00Thanks Susan! I appreciate you link with my blog!Thanks Susan! I appreciate you link with my blog!sonia a. mascarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415359150944729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130208782972748532005-10-24T21:53:00.000-05:002005-10-24T21:53:00.000-05:00*sigh* today is not a good spelling day... apologi...*sigh* today is not a good spelling day... apologies for the excessive typos :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130204657353199402005-10-24T20:44:00.000-05:002005-10-24T20:44:00.000-05:00That looks like a grat spooky hallowwen tree! Gor...That looks like a grat spooky hallowwen tree! Gorgeous pic, as always :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130202584930090082005-10-24T20:09:00.000-05:002005-10-24T20:09:00.000-05:00I love that many-branched tree! Sheep looks as th...I love that many-branched tree! Sheep looks as though she has a perfect spot.Alishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180546839924941272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130193301788551802005-10-24T17:35:00.000-05:002005-10-24T17:35:00.000-05:00Afternoon Farm girl! I had a busy day here and no ...Afternoon Farm girl! I had a busy day here and no new pictures yet! Your's is vunderful! No alien tree creatures spotted in that picture or here for that matter! Tomorrow am going to go on an outing with a blank camera and see what I can find! oooooo.. the possiblities! Wish me luck!AzureLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237310242677108033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130185314183044552005-10-24T15:21:00.000-05:002005-10-24T15:21:00.000-05:00Ahhh.. fall. Here in the Northeast, I wish it were...Ahhh.. fall. Here in the Northeast, I wish it were possible to bottle fall, and then release it (all the colors, smells, etc.) about mid-January, when everything is iced over and covered in snow.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792735154830422231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130183052350363152005-10-24T14:44:00.000-05:002005-10-24T14:44:00.000-05:00What's the word I'm trying to come up with...bucol...What's the word I'm trying to come up with...bucolic, that's it. I love the angular, yellowy light at this time of year too.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03304958139383108809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130176631298867532005-10-24T12:57:00.000-05:002005-10-24T12:57:00.000-05:00Sam,Did I say sheep? Geez, I meant deer. Just ask ...Sam,<BR/>Did I say sheep? Geez, I meant <I>deer.</I> Just ask Baking Soda. I'm sure she'll back me up.<BR/><BR/>(Unless she is too busy singing about Chirpy Chirpy Sheep.)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130175294390728782005-10-24T12:34:00.000-05:002005-10-24T12:34:00.000-05:00sheep? SHEEP?don't tell me this little beauty does...sheep? SHEEP?<BR/>don't tell me this little beauty doesn't have a name. I can think of one for you. All you have to do is say the word and I will start bombarding you with suggestions.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130174982712171532005-10-24T12:29:00.000-05:002005-10-24T12:29:00.000-05:00Hi Baking Soda,Deer, sheep, whatever. . doesn't re...Hi Baking Soda,<BR/>Deer, sheep, whatever. . doesn't really matter since it's about to be munched by Oliver's tentacled, alien tree creature. . . : )Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130174715461435792005-10-24T12:25:00.000-05:002005-10-24T12:25:00.000-05:00All these colours, the sheep, which I thought was ...All these colours, the sheep, which I thought was a deer at first sight :) and sun too! It is all about raingear at the moment here!Karen Baking Sodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648275442628223581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130171584212845982005-10-24T11:33:00.000-05:002005-10-24T11:33:00.000-05:00Hi Clare,I have almost succeeded in totally forget...Hi Clare,<BR/>I have <I>almost</I> succeeded in totally forgetting what a car alarm sounds like. : )<BR/><BR/>Hi Sonia, <BR/>Thank you. Always nice to hear from you.<BR/><BR/>Hi Liselotte,<BR/>You really can't beat autumn for beauty. : )<BR/><BR/>And Oliver,<BR/>Oh for crying out loud, now that's all I'm seeing, too! : )Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130170929744710212005-10-24T11:22:00.000-05:002005-10-24T11:22:00.000-05:00Hey Susan, Perhaps I need to get my eyes or my ima...Hey Susan, Perhaps I need to get my eyes or my imagination fixed, but what I'm seeing is this poor sheep just about to be munched by this alien tree creature that's rearing up in the background with its tentacles stretched out - need to look again... ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130168552059463522005-10-24T10:42:00.000-05:002005-10-24T10:42:00.000-05:00What a wonderful view!What a wonderful view!sonia a. mascarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415359150944729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1130163639225679702005-10-24T09:20:00.000-05:002005-10-24T09:20:00.000-05:00I love Autumn where you are so peaceful *Sigh* and...I love Autumn where you are so peaceful *Sigh* and so many colours!<BR/><BR/>I bet it is quiet too, there is stoopid car alarm going off here :Peat stuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073248172426449684noreply@blogger.com