Catch up with Essex Farm happenings with an update from Kristin Kimball: Last week, hearing the forecast, I got the same physical, fluttery feeling I get when contemplating a fresh double espresso. The body knows before you even taste it: with this there will be action. Dry warm … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Lambing
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Essex Farm: Lambs & Piglets
Catch up with what’s happening on Essex Farm with an update from Kristin Kimball: "Things are really cracking now. We have 20 lambs on the ground – all twins except for two singles. We’ve had no troubles with births nor with the newborn lambs, and they are all growing so fast my … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Lambs & Piglets
Essex Farm: Surprise Lamb
Check out the latest news from Essex Farm in this note from Kristin Kimball's Blog: "Farming is many things, but it is never dull. This morning, Mike came in from animal chores to tell me that he’d found a newborn lamb in the flock. None of the ewes is supposed to even be … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Surprise Lamb
Essex Farm: Good Updates on Bad Luck
Mark had surgery to fix his knee on Tuesday. The top of his tibia got crushed by his femur when he fell, and the tibia was cracked. Fourteen screws, a plate, several pins, and one big bone graft later, we’re home. The operation took somewhere between four and five hours, and Mark … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Good Updates on Bad Luck
Essex Farm: Baby News
Lots of baby news on the farm this week. The first sow had her littler last night. We went to check her just before supper, Miranda in the backpack, Mark on the crutches, Jane trotting alongside. The pig was up, grunting, looking fine, and her feed and water looked good, but just … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Baby News