The Pygmy Doe

Our pygmy goats, ewes of all ages, and llamas all live in the same pasture now. I moved the animals around last week, taking Gandalf the Shetland ram out from the ewe flock and moving him in with the Shropshire rams. This arrangement makes it easier to feed during the winter, until lambing time.

This doe is the smallest animal in the field, but she holds her own. Right before I snapped this picture, she weaved underneath the feeder to nibble at the tender hay falling from the bales the sheep and llamas were attacking.

Wiggling between the bars of the feeder, she hopped out from under the hay, sniffed at my camera, and posed.

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This Week on the Farm

This shy llama doesn’t always come up to say hi, but when I brought out a wheelbarrow full of hay, she decided the meal was worth the risk of coming for a closer look.

We’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving with family, and wish you all a happy holiday, as well.

Farm Shop

Here’s what’s happening this week:

1. Sausage, ground lamb, chops, and roasts will be available at the beginning of the New Year. Let us know by replying to this email that you’d like notification of when meat is available.

2. Light in Winter gifts are available until Dec. 1. When you give to Light in Winter: The Exhibition, you’ll receive gifts to help you have a cozy winter season.

3. Our Etsy store features a Shropshire ram fleece and Shetland horns. We will be restocking our Shetland fleeces in early spring of next year.

4. And last but not least: a GIF for all the times you need a llama in your texting threads.