We have had a Orioles all summer long. Mamas, and Papas and wee little ones, too! They have lapped up at least 5 jars of grape jelly! If it were not for the bees taking over I would still be feeding them!
Summer of our Baltimore Orioles!
Spring at Yellow Dog Farm!
Finally, spring is here! The daffodils are opening up all around our property. Today is goat shearing day – a true sign of spring!
Mary Lake, will trim up our Angora goats and gather their fleece. Jim and I will scoop it up, skirt it and get it off to our favorite mill, Stonehedge Fiber Mill in Michigan. There, Debbie and her crew will blend the mohair with wool and will then spin it up into yarn for me to dye.
The nights are still chilly, so the goats will sleep in what we call a “puppy pile” at night now that they are sans fleece. Each goat will shear 4-6 pounds of mohair fiber- instant weight loss! And they are often unrecognizable to each other after – so they usually do quite a bit of head butting to figure it all out!
Yup. It is spring at Yellow Dog Farm!
Summer has arrived in Vermont!
To celebrate our first 80 degree days, we decided to let the lady goats out into the high grass. Little did we know that they would think it TOO high! They milled around the gate and had put themselves back in by mid afternoon! Our brave little goats are really not so brave!
