We Have New Hay Feeders

Welcome to Norwal Farm. This week we took delivery of new hay feeders and found them to be very easy to assemble and they are saving us on hay. There is much less wastage. The fall breeding season is going well. We changed the marking crayon to red, after the first 17 days being green. All the ewes have been serviced and one of the first ewes serviced on August 28th came back into season and was served a 2nd time. This is not unusual and is the reason we change the color of the crayon, to be able to track breeding dates. We are letting the replacement ewe lambs and the doelings into the laneway to graze the grass that has grown nicely. This affords them additional forage and reduces the need for supplemental hay. The house construction continues at a nice pace and we are on target to move in the end of October or first part of November. With the cooler evenings of late summer, we took advantage and enjoyed a small fire, the sounds of nature at the farm and a beautiful sunset. Thanks again for joining us at Norwal Farm.
Roger Norgel and Michael Walsh
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[@KarenSmith-f9t]

Love the views you’re have from the B & B room! It’ll be cozy up there in the middle of winter too! I also like the simple lines of the cabinets. Really coming along!

[@norwalfarm]

@@KarenSmith-f9t We like the clean, open look. The appliances were installed this week, wood steps are in place on tge stairs now, and final exterior grading has begun. They should get the metal railings in next week and all the painting is nearly completed. It's very exviting!

[@craigpacker7171]

Yeah, those hay feeders look familiar. 😊 Do you plan to use cleanup rams? Great progress on the house, too. Next time you are upstairs, please don't get so close to the edges. 😁 I'll relax once the railing is in. Same for the stairs. LOL!

[@norwalfarm]

LOL! I really wasn't that close to the edge, it just looked that way. I wasn't surprized that #24 came into season again. She only had minor green marks on her the first time, the first day. She likely was on her way out of heat. If I see a number of second services (red marks) on the other ewes, then I will likely use a cleanup. If no other ewes return to heat, then I likely will not.