Weather and Temperatures

Finally got some pictures of the sheep and pigs - I'll be putting them up on the website. This may be our busiest stretch of the year. Chickens, pigs, sheep, goats and turkeys all ranging about. Lots to do every day. Goats are milked twice a day, morning and evening. Everyone gets food and water 2-4 times a day depending on the weather. The hotter it is, the more they drink. The sunnier their location, the more they drink. If the pigs feel like taking a mudbath, they tip over their water to make mud. Luckily, we are blessed with cool mountain air and lots of shade. Temperatures for morning chores are usually around 58-64. This week has been in the upper 50's at 5am - very pleasant. Daytime temps easily stay in the low to mid 80s in the shaded woods. Yesterday I left downtown Baltimore where it was 94 degrees out, arrived in Myersville where it was down to 88 and got to the farm where it was 78 degrees at 6:30 pm. We'll see how it keeps up for the next 10 days which are supposed to be hot and humid. Of course the shade has helped keep much of the pasture green during this drought, which has been great for the animals.

If only we had some more rain.