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		<title>Lambing Preparations: Part 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As lambing time draws ever closer, we feel good about the steps we have taken to get ready. Our shearing date is booked and the supplies are ordered.  The last step is to construct lambing jugs.
A &#8220;jug&#8221; is a small pen that you put the newborn lambs and ewe into for the first 24-72 hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lambing Preparations: Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In anticipation of our first yeaning (birthing season) I purchased some lambing supplies which arrived a few days ago.  With an &#8220;unimproved&#8221; or heritage breed such as the Navajo-Churro, lambing should be easy with no assistance required from the shepherds.  A good ewe will give birth on her own and clean and claim her lambs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lambing Preparations: Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lambing has been on my mind a lot lately as we prepare for the next phase of our shepherding adventure.  Keeping adolescent and adult sheep has, thus far, been easy and fun.  Even locating, selecting, and bringing in a breeding ram has been a relatively straightforward experience.  We anticipate that raising our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.terrapin-gardens.net/lambing-preparations-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Wham, bam, thank you ram!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Blaze&#8221; is a two year old Navajo-Churro ram that we purchased from Orion Rising Farm in South Royalton, VT.  When we were first looking for eligible bachelors for our ewes, he caught our eye with his beautiful and well-balanced rack.  After the sheep were shorn in October, we were able to get our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.terrapin-gardens.net/wham-bam-thank-you-ram/</link>
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		<title>2009: A Year In Farming</title>
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It&#8217;s been far too long since our last post.  In the intervening year we&#8217;ve gotten our little farming business off the ground.  In the spring we fenced a second pasture to give the sheep more room to graze.   We sent our first batch of wool to Green Mountain Spinnery in August, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.terrapin-gardens.net/2009-a-year-in-farming/</link>
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		<title>Winter Wonders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In October, I closed the last journal entry by wondering how we&#8212;and the animals&#8212;would do once winter set in.  Our summer and autumn experiences were great, but once there was snow on the ground, how were we all going to adapt our routines?
I&#8217;m pleased to report that the state of the flock is excellent! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.terrapin-gardens.net/winter-wonders/</link>
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		<title>State of the Farm Report</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As often is the case, the site is being updated with a &#8220;brain dump&#8221; to fill everyone in on what&#8217;s happening here at Terrapin Gardens.  By now you may have seen a different look and feel to the site&#8212;in addition to the arrival of livestock and multiple building projects.  The plan is to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.terrapin-gardens.net/state-of-the-farm-report/</link>
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		<title>Switcheroo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you might recall, when we first got our sheep we didn&#8217;t begin with our true starter flock.  We had selected two ewes and four ewe lambs, but two of the lambs were not weaned yet, so we found ourselves in a temporary situation: Aretha and her two lambs (one ewe, one ram) would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.terrapin-gardens.net/switcheroo/</link>
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		<title>The Joke&#8217;s on Me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As with any new undertaking, the addition of livestock to our lives has involved some adjustments and has given us some new experiences.  Earlier this week, one of our sheep gave me an experience I was not prepared for.
Our small barn is located at the bottom of the driveway, and as I do every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.terrapin-gardens.net/the-jokes-on-me/</link>
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		<title>News from the Field</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A week ago, Don and Sue Mellen of Autumn Mountain Farm delivered our two gelding guard llamas, Guinness and Kuzco.  We unloaded them to the paddock and observed as they investigated their new home, then invited Don and Sue up to the house for lunch. They were very pleased with the lamb sausage from Land [...]]]></description>
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