Birchtree Farm

I'll be the first to admit that our property is not the ideal land for raising sheep. No nice hillside meadows or gently rolling pastureland. Instead we have fine sandy loam that doesn't drain as well as you might think, and every low spot collects wat… more »

They're calling it the Columbus Day Storm of 2006. It started yesterday afternoon, and continued all through the night into this morning. Apparently in places like Clarence, NY they have upwards of 20 inches of snow on the ground. Snow was falling at… more »

The ewes have all been sheared, as of last weekend. Let me tell you, Icelandics are squirrelly critters. They simply refuse to sit still. When we sheared Flint a few weeks back, it was a bit easier because he's still only half-grown, and I could basic… more »

We picked up our new ram, Flint, on Labor Day. He is a spunky little guy. He was born this year, in April, so he's just a young'un but should be ready for breeding by November. Actually, he's probably ready NOW, but we're not. :-) We don't want lambs in… more »