We have two red, one white and one black and white ewe, the ram lambs are all white with the exception of one which is black. The ram lambs are going to be offered for sale at a later date at our farmer markets outlets or by special order. In the area of pasture management cattle and sheep compliment each other in that cattle eat mostly grass and sheep enjoy mostly weeds in addition of some grass. Having raised Lankins the lamb earlier this year we are looking forward to have little lambs next spring in addition to our spring calving run.
We have made the jump to the sheep business today! Quarles farm made the purchase of four Katahdin ewe lambs this morning and have brought them home to the farm. We also purchased four ram lambs that we will be selling for meat later this fall. We chose Katahdin sheep for our herd because they are a meat based breed with great mothering ability and best of all they have hair instead of wool. So we don’t have to worry about shearing sheep. Katahdin sheep are also very tolerant of heat and humidity which as we all know is a summer time staple here in the Bluegrass state. All our future ewes are twins so we are looking forward to having four sets of twins next year since twining is a very heritable trait with sheep and something that we desire. We have two red, one white and one black and white ewe, the ram lambs are all white with the exception of one which is black. The ram lambs are going to be offered for sale at a later date at our farmer markets outlets or by special order. In the area of pasture management cattle and sheep compliment each other in that cattle eat mostly grass and sheep enjoy mostly weeds in addition of some grass. Having raised Lankins the lamb earlier this year we are looking forward to have little lambs next spring in addition to our spring calving run.
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Come out to a Market-
So we’ve been selling at the Farmers Market for several months now, but we still have customers who walk up and say, “We had no idea you set up here”. On that note, we thought we would let you know at what markets we participate. In addition to the Markets, we also take internet orders and orders by phone both for limited delivery to Frankfort or pick up on the farm. Just drop us an email or phone call we can help you out. In addition, we can also have larger orders ready and totaled for pick up at any of the markets in case you are in a hurry. Advanced orders also help us out by allowing us to make sure we have your order in stock. Since we have so many markets on Saturday mornings, it is sometimes difficult to make sure each market is fully stocked, especially if you need ten pounds of hamburger for the family cook out the coming week. That being said, we do strive to make sure each market has a full stock of all our products. If you are looking for a particular product, just ask. A helpful family member or farm employee will be happy to assist you. We now take Credit cards at most markets, the Daylily Garden and off the farm sales. However, please note that in order to keep our costs down for you the customer, we do charge a convenience fee for credit card usage. Saturday’s Lexington Downtown Lexington at Cheapside Park in the Fifth Third Bank Pavilion 7:00 am until 3:00 pm or sell out There is free parking in the parking garage Can use EBT and Credit cards at our booth Louisville Douglass Loup Farmers Market 2005 Douglass Boulevard, Louisville KY 10:00 am until 2:00 pm or sell out Free parking Can use EBT and Credit Cards at our booth St. Matthews Farmers Market 4100 Shelbyville Road- Beargrass Christian Church 8:00 am until 12:00 or sell out Free parking Credit Card use is available at our Booth Frankfort Frankfort Farmers Market Riverview Park, Wilkinson Blvd, Frankfort KY 40601 7:00 am until 12:00 pm or sell out Free Parking EBT and Credit Cards available with the market Sunday’s Southland Drive Lexington Farmers Market Southland Drive near Sav-A-Lot 10:00 am until 2:00 pm Free Parking EBT and Credit Card use available at our booth Wednesdays Lexington Farmers Market at University of Kentucky Near the intersection of Alumni and University Drive 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm Free Parking Credit Card use available at our booth Apologies we have been super busy at the farm with the lack of rain, amount of hay needing to be cut all adding up. This all comes with the veggie garden and the opening of the dayliliy garden during the weekend. We have worked hard to get more of the hay in and are down to around 100 acres left to cut bale and move to the hay sheds. We will then start hoping for the second cutting but at this point we are not holding our breath.
We preg checked the fall herd cows the other morning before it got too hot and are pleased to announce that we will be having all 40 cows return to the calving schedule around the 1st week of October with new babies. Our 10 heifers will be gracing the fields with new babies the second week of September. Now the only thing that we are waiting on now is weaning last year’s crop off mom to give them a rest. Saying this most of the cows are weaning their claves off and are always laying under the shade without a care in the world. We will take the 2011 fall born calves and start feeding the heifers for replacements and the steers for the Quarles Quality Beef feeding program. You will start seeing these steers in the freezer early next spring! We are also working toward getting our spring cows sent out to our summer grazing farm for a month or two so they can harvest the grass and come home before the cold winter winds start blowing though the hills of Franklin County. We will look at weaning the spring in late October to help ease the cows into the winter depending on the rain. In the mean time we are hauling water so cattle do not have walk as far and we are able to utilize each part of the pasture by forcing cattle to graze next to the water. We are rotational in our grazing and are not wasting any bit of grass or weight gain which is better for everyone involved. Plus I am keeping my cows fat and happy, and fat happy cows don’t wonder far from home. I know its short and to the point but if I get a chance I will work on a longer post… |
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