Chicama Run Family Farm

It's time to breathe a little. I know that sounds a little strange... but we have decided what we want to focus on. CHICKEN/POULTRY.

We will start getting rid of our sheep (so anticipate having large amounts of mutton soon - I may even do sausage just because we will have so much to work from). I know a lot of people love our lamb - but they are a lot of work and we do need to focus.

Don't worry - we will still be running the hogs and the steers for beef and pork :) Plus we are keeping the goats.

The big deal? It means that over the winter we will have goats and laying hens - that's it. No pigs.... nothing like that. They are hard to keep over the winter (freezing water etc)....

We will still keep the llamas as they can hang with the goats and the ducks. But no more of the stress of 12+ sheep giving birth over the winter. I don't think my heart could take many more losses of the ones that we work so hard to keep.

Do I like sheep? Yep.... the kids will buy their 4-H lambs next year to show so we will have some on our farm. Of course they are super yummy too ;)

This plan will give us more of the winter off though where we can take a deep breath and focus on our family and the house.