Calving season is in full swing...
May and June are busy months here on the farm. Besides all the farm related projects and calving, we also have several birthdays and our annual trip to Greg's parents place in south Texas. The girls love visiting the grandparents and its always nice to have a little break from the daily chores!
Our calving season has gotten off to a good start. No calving problems, big healthy calves and so far more heifers than bulls! I absolutely love our Devon! They are so laid back even as young calves that they sometimes won't even get up when you tag them. They'll lay there and let you pet them and did I mention how cute they are? With their shiny, ruby red curls and those big dark eyes you just can't help but fall in love with them!
Our Devon/Angus calves that we're raising for our grass-fed beef program are taking a little longer to finish out than expected. With all the rain and cooler temperatures our grass growth has really slowed down and you've got to have grass to grass-finish. So, we're hoping to have them ready in late summer or early fall. We'll keep you posted.
Our lambs are growing quickly and we'll have grass-fed lamb for sale soon. A leg-of-lamb that's been on the grill/smoker all day is hard to beat! (I hope to have some recipes posted soon so everyone can try them out!)
