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Two-fold Increase

  We have been blessed to have 11 lambs born to our 10 ewes, with a surprising majority of them being ewes.  A few of the ewes are too woolly so we'll be able to move those ones along and retain the ewe lambs in the flock. Last Hebron weekend we tagged and vaccinated the lambs, and gave the ewes and ram a drench and shot as well.  The ram has been diligent in his role but unfortunately he's not the best looking specimen at the moment.  We'll keep him another year and move him on. I've been adding to the little cubby town for the kids and Yakira gave the tee-pee a coat of paint.  Although I think maybe she enjoyed playing in the cubby! We have a plan to develop the old chicken pen area into a lovely park area with little nooks to sit, meditate and enjoy the beauty of nature. The first new planting was a little copse of silver birch.  Hebron has been transformed over the years from a blank slate to a lovely treed place of refuge.  Over the next few month...