The last week or two has been spent fencing and general clean up work in preparation for the coming winter and the lambing season that should begin mid February. Our sheep handling equipment finally arrived from Ketcham's and we finally got around to using the foot bath we had built and then ran the flock through the equipment, trimming their hooves and worming them.
Things went really smoothly. We've always been cursed with terrible weather or uncooperative sheep so it was finally nice to get everything done in both good time and feeling pleased with our efforts at the end of it.
The sheep are all in pretty good condition right now so their maintenance for the next few weeks will be minimal, allowing us to concentrate on completing the fencing projects and turning the vegetable garden over one last time, as it's all been cleared of what was left of our 2008 crop.
There seems to be quite a buzz around the neighborhood about our cheesemaking venture. The local store owner (here's some local history on the place written by our next door neighbour - The Lookingglass Store) is already looking forward to stocking some and apparently he has been talking to the local vintners about it as well. It seems we already have a reputation - this on top of an article appearing in a local Portland magazine in January about up and coming cheesemakers, featuring yours truly amongst others!
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