Ewe & I Farm

Monday, January 28, 2013

Upcoming weather

It looks like going to work tomorrow morning could be fun! But, it is going to warm up. Which means we should be shearing our own this week!! At least the pregnant ones. And, yes, I will be taking and posting pictures.

Sullivan County, NH

Winter Weather Advisory:

Issued at: 3:48 am EST on January 28, 2013, expires at: 6:00 AM EST on January 29, 2013

...Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 6 am EST Tuesday... The National Weather Service in gray has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow and ice...which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 6 am EST Tuesday.

Locations...central and southern New Hampshire...and extreme southwestern Maine.

Hazard types...snow and ice.

Accumulations...snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches...along with around a trace of ice.

Timing...snow will begin in New Hampshire in the early afternoon...and spread east. Snow will reach southwestern Maine by the late afternoon or early evening. Snow will wind down from west to east around midnight...ending as a period of freezing drizzle.

Impacts...accumulating snow and a trace of ice will create hazardous travel conditions beginning this afternoon...untreated surfaces will become slippery.

Winds...east 5 to 10 mph.

Temperatures...in the mid 20s. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow...or freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities...and use caution while driving. Legro

Frozen eggs

I was asked what I do with eggs that have frozen in the nest boxes, or in today's case the egg fridge. In the past, I've always chucked them for the crows. Not today.

Out of 2 dozen eggs from the egg fridge, I 'lost' 5.

The weatherman said the low for last night would be 9.

It was 3 when we left at 4:30...

Cameras are strange. The top picture with the flash is the actual counter top color.

The bottom picture is the actual egg color.

I wash the egg and then peel the shell away from the frozen egg.

They then go into Ziploc freezer bags and get popped into the freezer.

I now have a bag with 2 eggs and one with 4 eggs.

We will either make omelets with them, or use them for baking.

If I was to use them this morning, I would place the bag(s) in the fridge,

and allow them to thaw slowly.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Fleece blog updated

http://eweifarmfleece.blogspot.com/

This is what you see at the entrance to the farm.

This has been full of flowers in years past.

Hopefully, I will have a surgery-free summer and can replant!

Jerry is coming up the drive to the barn with hay.

This is how the greenhouse/chicken house is covered with plastic.

All 4 sides have exposed areas for the air to vent in and out.

Even the door has a corner exposed.

So far, the chickens are staying warm, but not too warm.

The humidity level is very low in there as well.

Every couple of weeks I put more shavings in their barn.

When needed I can easily strip the floor as it is covered with linoleum.

This makes clean up much quicker than the old barn with the wood floor.

Two new additions

Katie, a Horned Dorset ewe and Christopher, our Horned Dorset ram, gave us 2 new ram lambs last night. They can both be registered, if anyone is interested in starting their own Horned Dorset flock. Otherwise, they will be Easter lamb.