{"id":2820,"date":"2020-03-02T19:49:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T19:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maebefarm.com\/?p=2820"},"modified":"2020-03-02T19:49:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T19:49:42","slug":"march-happenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/02\/march-happenings\/","title":{"rendered":"March Happenings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MaeBeFarm-Happenings-March.pdf\">MaeBeFarm-Happenings-March<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MaeBeFarm-Happenings-March.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mae Be Farm Happenings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 2020<\/strong><strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Happenings on the Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March\nis a really busy month here on Mae Be Farm. This year we have several really\nfun events happening in March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nfirst event will be lambing! Lambs are due arrive starting March 6<sup>th <\/sup>but\nall babies arrive on their own time so we\u2019ll see. This is one of my favorite\ntimes of the year even though it\u2019s one of the most exhausting times. There is\nvery little that can compare with the joy of a new mom with her babies. Very\nquickly my barn and pasture are filled with bouncing, running excited babies\nand everything is a playground. It is also fun to see who produces what. I have\na lot of color in my flock so you never quite are sure what beautiful colors\nand patterns are going to appear this year. It\u2019s an adorable time of the year\nso keep watching Mae Be Farm\u2019s facebook page for all the latest babies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On\nthe 21<sup>st<\/sup> we are hosting our annual open farm day for those who want\nto come visit the babies. The barn will be open from 9am to 1 pm so come when\nyou can. Children are welcome. We will have babies and moms that you can pet\nand get pictures with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On\nthe 24<sup>th<\/sup> is a special story time at the Keewaydin Library, featuring\na couple of Mae Be Farm\u2019s lambs! The kids will get to meet the lambs and learn\nall about sheep farming. It will be a fun time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20140416_103803-scaled.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20140416_103803-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20140416_103803-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20140416_103803-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20140416_103803-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20140416_103803-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20140416_103803-60x80.jpg 60w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20140416_103803-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>March\n28<sup>th<\/sup> is the first Spinning with Intent meeting. We will be meeting\nat Desert Fiber Arts from 9 am to 1 pm. This week is getting to know you and\nyour wheel. All spinners of any ability are welcome to join us as we all hone\nour spinning skills. For more information please email me at <a href=\"mailto:maebefarm@gmail.com\">maebefarm@gmail.com<\/a>\nor on facebook at @MaeBeFarm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And\nlast but not least on March 29<sup>th<\/sup> we have our annual shearing. We\nhave a professional shearing coming from Oregon to shear our flock. Its amazing\nto watch. It is surprising to see how much wool comes off of the each sheep,\nand how small they look after their hair cut. If you\u2019d like to come watch\nshearing please email me at <a href=\"mailto:maebefarm@gmail.com\">maebefarm@gmail.com<\/a>\nor on facebook at @MaeBeFarm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On the Needles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All the yarn is spun for the great shirt\nproject! There\nare 37 skeins of yarn pictured with a total of 3,939 yards of two ply yarn.\nThat means I spun 11,817 yards total or 6.7 miles of yarn. My poor wheel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2032\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/87394808_10219359209604978_3223774578039848960_o.jpg?fit=720%2C539&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/87394808_10219359209604978_3223774578039848960_o.jpg 2032w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/87394808_10219359209604978_3223774578039848960_o-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/87394808_10219359209604978_3223774578039848960_o-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/87394808_10219359209604978_3223774578039848960_o-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/87394808_10219359209604978_3223774578039848960_o-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/87394808_10219359209604978_3223774578039848960_o-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/87394808_10219359209604978_3223774578039848960_o-600x449.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2032px) 100vw, 2032px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Each skein took 1 hour 35 minutes average\nto spin and wind into a ball ready to ply. It took an average of 44 minutes to\nply the yarn and wind into a skein (I didn\u2019t count the one that slipped off the\nnitty notty and tangled into one supreme amazing yarn barf of a mess). So with\na little math it took 58.6 hours to spin all the singles and 27 hours to ply\nthe yarn for a grand total of 85.7 hours! If you then multiply that by\nWashington\u2019s minimum wage of $12 per hour that means my wages would have cost\n$1,028.40 so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The adventure for this\nmonth will be dying all the yarn. It took a lot of thought to figure out how\nmuch yardage I should dye for each color. This is the plaid:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/plaid2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/plaid2.jpg 566w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/plaid2-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/plaid2-80x50.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 4 colors:\nBlack, Teal, White, and Grey. The pattern is 40 strands and at 8 epi that means\nthe pattern is 5 inches wide which means there are 8 repeats across the warp.\nEach repeat has 8 black strands, 16 teal strands, 12 white strands and 4 grey\nstrands. Which means that there will be a grand total of 64 black, 128 teal, 96\nwhite, and 32 grey. Multiply that by the length of each warp strand and you\nget: 357 yards of black, 714 yards of teal, 536 yards of white, and 179 yards\nof grey. That\u2019s the warp, now we need to calculate the weft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the weft there will\nbe 38 repeats (189 inches long\/ 5 inch pattern). Repeating the color\ncalculations you get: 304 black, 608 teal, 456 white, and 152 grey. Since each\nstrand is 42 inches wide you get: 356 yards black, 710 yards teal, 532 yards\nwhite and 178 yards of grey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the warp and weft\nadded together I need to dye: 661 yards of black; 1322 yards of teal; 1068\nyards of white; and 357 yards of grey. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><br>\n<\/strong><strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  Sunday\n  <\/td><td>\n  Monday\n  <\/td><td>\n  Tuesday\n  <\/td><td>\n  Wednesday\n  <\/td><td>\n  Thursday\n  <\/td><td>\n  Friday\n  <\/td><td>\n  Saturday\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1\n  <\/td><td>\n  2\n  <\/td><td>\n  3\n  <\/td><td>\n  4\n  <\/td><td>\n  5\n  <\/td><td>\n  6\n  <\/td><td>\n  7\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  Lambing\n  Starts!\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  8\n  <\/td><td>\n  9\n  <\/td><td>\n  10\n  <\/td><td>\n  11\n  <\/td><td>\n  12\n  <\/td><td>\n  13\n  <\/td><td>\n  14\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  15\n  <\/td><td>\n  16\n  <\/td><td>\n  17\n  <\/td><td>\n  18\n  <\/td><td>\n  19\n  <\/td><td>\n  20\n  <\/td><td>\n  21\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  Spring on the Farm \u2013\n  come visit the lambs!\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  22\n  <\/td><td>\n  23\n  <\/td><td>\n  24\n  <\/td><td>\n  25\n  <\/td><td>\n  26\n  <\/td><td>\n  27\n  <\/td><td>\n  28\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  Lambs\n  at the Library!\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  Spinning\n  with Intent \u2013 Getting to know you\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  29\n  <\/td><td>\n  30\n  <\/td><td>\n  31\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  \n  <\/td><td>\n  \n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  Shearing\n  at Mae Be Farm\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>List of\nEvents: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lambing Starts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 21<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Spring on the Farm \u2013 come visit the\nlambs!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 24<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lamb Story Time at at Keewaydin Library&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 11-12 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 28<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Spinning with Intent \u2013 Getting to know\nyou&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9-1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at DFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 29<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shearing at Mae Be Farm&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April 4<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wool Skirting Class&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9-1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ritzville Fiber Fest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fiber with a Twist&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sudoku<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  1\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  9\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  4\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  9\n  <\/td><td>\n  1\n  <\/td><td>\n  7\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  2\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  3\n  <\/td><td>\n  5\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  4\n  <\/td><td>\n  8\n  <\/td><td>\n  1\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  9\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  6\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  3\n  <\/td><td>\n  7\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  1\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  7\n  <\/td><td>\n  3\n  <\/td><td>\n  6\n  <\/td><td>\n  4\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  9\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  3\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  9\n  <\/td><td>\n  8\n  <\/td><td>\n  2\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  2\n  <\/td><td>\n  7\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  4\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  6\n  <\/td><td>\n  9\n  <\/td><td>\n  4\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  1\n  <\/td><td>\n  3\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  5\n  <\/td><td>\n  7\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  7\n  <\/td><td>\n  2\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer\nto last month\u2019s riddle: A fence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All\nRiddled Up<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\nis seen in the middle of March and April that can\u2019t be seen at the beginning or\nend of either month?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Love to Laugh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s\nthe best way to cook an alligator?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\na crock-pot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\ndo you call a sad pup?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mellon\nCollie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4334986ee19f63ee968da2aedcc0d525.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4334986ee19f63ee968da2aedcc0d525.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4334986ee19f63ee968da2aedcc0d525-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4334986ee19f63ee968da2aedcc0d525-60x80.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lad\u2019s Barking\nNews<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This month is a busy\nmonth for us. Last year was my first year lambing and I learned a lot. I\nlearned that I better not annoy the mama sheep because they can be very mean. I\ndon\u2019t mean to harm their lambs but they are afraid anyway. I just want to\ninspect the babies. They are going to be part of my flock and I can\u2019t wait to\nmeet them. It also looks like fun to lick the babies, can I try? <strong><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year I got to help\nwith the bottle babies. They were lots of fun. I cuddled them when they were\nupset and played with them when they were happy. They taught me how to jump\nlike a lamb. I made my girl laugh so hard she cried. My favorite part was\nwashing their face after they had their bottles. They were messy eaters and\nneeded a lot of licks. Besides the milk was yummy. I tried to drink one the\nbottles but it was against the rules. Sad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20190328_165429-scaled.jpg?fit=720%2C405&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20190328_165429-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20190328_165429-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20190328_165429-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20190328_165429-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20190328_165429-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20190328_165429-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20190328_165429-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20190328_165429-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When they got a little\nolder the bottle lambs helped me learn how to herd sheep. They were very\npatient with me and let me boss them around a lot. I liked that.&nbsp; I\u2019m hoping we can have more bottle babies\nthis year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2139\" height=\"1941\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/watching-shearing.jpg?fit=720%2C653&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/watching-shearing.jpg 2139w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/watching-shearing-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/watching-shearing-1024x929.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/watching-shearing-768x697.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/watching-shearing-1536x1394.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/watching-shearing-2048x1858.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/watching-shearing-80x73.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/watching-shearing-600x544.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2139px) 100vw, 2139px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not so excited\nabout shearing. It was kind of scary last year. There was a lot of moving and\nplaces I wasn\u2019t allowed to go and new rules and new sounds. I was scary to see\nall those naked sheep. They didn\u2019t look like my ewes anymore. I spend a long\ntime watching and learning that day and this year I\u2019m told I get to help with\nthe sheep. I like that. Bossing sheep is my favorite job and now that I\u2019m\nbetter at it I get to do lots of it! I may even get in the video that my girl\nis making about shearing so watch for me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet the Animals of Mae Be Farm<\/strong>&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brugge.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brugge.png 720w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brugge-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brugge-80x60.png 80w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/brugge-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brugge came to Mae Be\nFarm from Tawanda Farms down in California. He is a 4 year old natural colored\npurebred Romney Ram and an absolute sweet heart of a ram. Last summer he took\ncare of a hen and her 10 chicks (look closely and you\u2019ll see all the little\nfeet under the hen). She was perfectly safe from everything with him watching\nover them. It was funny to see a 300 lb ram tip toeing around tiny bantam\nchicks, watching each step to avoid stepping on a baby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Last\nyear was our first lambing out of him and he gave us some really beautiful\ncolors and wonderful wool on the lambs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/janes-lamb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/janes-lamb.jpg 660w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/janes-lamb-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/janes-lamb-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/janes-lamb-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Brugge\u2019s lambs showing off her grey wool and\ncute facial markings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/merrida.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/merrida.jpg 660w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/merrida-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/merrida-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/merrida-600x449.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I kept a ewe lamb out of him Merida (pictured above\nas a 8 month old lamb) and am excited for the upcoming shearing. She is grey\nunder all that brown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bruggewool.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bruggewool.jpg 480w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bruggewool-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bruggewool-80x41.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brugge\u2019s\nwool is a lovely grey with a nice hand. He\u2019s bred to produce a prime\nhandspinning fleece and boy does he deliver. His wool has a bold crimp and well\ndefined medium to long locks. It has a very nice hand and makes lovely yarn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is a lambing jug and why use\nit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lambing\nis fast approaching and the lambing jugs are up. What is a lambing jug you ask?\nWell I\u2019m glad you asked. A lambing jug is a small pen where the ewe and her\nlambs stay for a few days. On some farms the ewe will give birth in the pen\ntoo, but on here we have what we call the maternity ward which is a slightly\nlarger pen where several ewes who are close to lambing spend their time until\nthey lamb. Then they go into the lambing jug. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lambing\njugs are the private rooms of the sheep world. They allow the lambs the time\nthey need to bond with their mother and get practice at moving in outside\nworld. This is very important for several reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The\nbiggest reason, bonding with their mother, is life or death for a lamb. In the\nwild mother animals wander off from the main group and find an isolated place\nto give birth and spend a while with their newborns. In a farm setting, with\nsheep this is very undesirable because there are hungry coyotes out looking for\nthe helpless newborns. So we bring them into the sheltered barn and give them\ntheir own special room so they can have a chance to bond. During this time the\newe talks a lot to the newborn lambs which teaches the lambs the sound of her\nvoice. The close association also teaches the baby her smell. It\u2019s amazing how\nthe babies know their mother\u2019s voice and will come when she calls even if they\ncan\u2019t see her. The mother too is bonding with her newborns. She won\u2019t allow any\nother lamb to nurse off her so it\u2019s vital to the lamb that she has a chance to\nbond with it so she\u2019ll let them nurse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The\njug also keeps the babies from wandering off and getting lost. Lambs are born\nwith a desire to get up and move and sometimes that means that they wander away\nfrom their mother. They also tend to fall into things or get stuck in the\nweirdest places so the jug allows both the shepherd and the ewe to have a rest\nas well as allowing the baby a safe contained area to practice wandering. Think\nlamby play pen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another reason we use\nlambing jugs is to keep the baby safe from the other sheep in the flock.\nSometimes other moms get confused about newborn lambs and think they are their\nown (especially when they themselves are close to lambing) and try to steal\nthem. This causes a lot of problems and often results in the lamb becoming an\norphan or getting injured. Older lambs are happy to have new friends to play\nwith and aren\u2019t really good at being gentle with the newborn. They can easily\nknock the new one over or take it too far from mommy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final reason (at\nleast for this article) for lambing jugs is it keeps the ewes and lambs close\nto the shepherd. This closer association allows the shepherd to spot issues\nwith both the ewe and lambs faster and makes any needed treatment easier. One\nof the most important things we watch for at this time is if the babies are\ngetting enough to eat. Sometimes the ewe doesn\u2019t have enough milk. Sometimes\nthe new mothers don\u2019t know how to feed their baby and allow them to nurse too\nmuch or won\u2019t let them nurse enough. The jug lets us get a good look at the\nnewborns to make sure they are safe and healthy. My experienced ewes will take\ntheir newborns to the jugs themselves. They know that\u2019s where they get all the\nfood they want and it\u2019s a safe space for them so they don\u2019t stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Size, shape and\nmaterial of lambing jugs are different from farm to farm. The ones at Mae Be\nare made out of wood 2x4s and are 5X5. They feature an auto fill water trough\nas well as special hay racks filled with alfalfa hay. The ewes will stay in the\njug with their lambs for at least 24 hours and up to 3 days (depending on the\newe\u2019s experience and the lamb\u2019s strength). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/janes-lamb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/janes-lamb-1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/janes-lamb-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/janes-lamb-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/janes-lamb-1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/01f8e20c-0118-4abf-8384-9495493cd019\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daylight Savings Time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked why we have\ndaylight savings time most people will answer \u2018it\u2019s for the farmers\u2019. This has\nalways confused me as much as my flock is confused that breakfast is now an\nhour off so I decided to look more into the origins of daylight savings time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d always heard that\nBenjamin Franklin had proposed the implementation of daylight savings but a\nlittle googling brought me to a Wikipedia article that stated that he had\nactually published an article in the Journal de Paris \u201csuggesting that\nParisians economize on candles by rising earlier to use the morning sunlight.\u201d\nA premise that reflected his proverb \u201cearly to bead and early to rise makes a\nman healthy wealthy and wise.\u201d. While this is good advice it has nothing to do\nwith changing time, so back to the research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A little more googling\nbrought me to an National Geographic article that explained that the actual\nconcept of day light savings was created by a man named George Hudson in 1895.\nHe was an entomologist living in New Zealand and \u201cproposed a two hour time\nshift so he\u2019d have more after work hours of sunshine to go bug hunting in the\nsummer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the United States\nCongress enacted the first daylights savings law on March 9,1918 during WW1.\nThis contributed to the war effort because people used coal for power and the\ncoal was needed for the war. So changing the clocks and \u201cmaking\u201d more daylight\nhours people used less coal. (Incidentally this law also officially set the\ntime zones in the US). While Daylight Savings Time (DST) was used during WW1\nand WW2 to conserve fuel they were temporary acts. It wasn\u2019t until April 12,\n1966 that it became a permanent institution when President Johnson signed a\nlaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But why do people\nbelieve that DST is for the farmers? It may have something to do with the myth\nthat the DST extends daylight hours. That is false. There are the same numbers\nof daylight no matter what our clock says. In fact Farmers have always been against\nDST and were instrumental in getting it repealed after the end of WW1, although\nsome cities still used DST. This happened again after WW2 and the use of DST\nwas very inconsistent. Businesses and transportation companies found this\ndifficult to work with so they pushed for standardization even though the\nfarmers were still quite opposed to going onto DST. In 1966 President Johnson\nput the whole country on a standardized DST believing that it saved energy and\nin 2007 Congress extended DST to save more energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So does it save energy?\nAccording to the Department of Energy the extended DST saved about 0.5% in\ntotal electricity use in a day but that varied by how close you were to the\nequator. A Yale economist studied Indiana and found that there was actually a\n1% increase in electricity usage while on DST which cost a estimated $9 million\na year. Other studies have varied in the amounts but have shown that there is\nactually an increase in household electricity usage when DST is in practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I guess the question\nis why do we still use DST when it has shown to not only not be for the farmers\n(we hate it!) but has shown to have questionable energy savings and is really\nbad for our health? <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0025-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0025-1.png 701w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0025-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0025-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0025-1-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0025-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0025-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Find us at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maebefarm.com\">www.maebefarm.com<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MaeBeFarm\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MaeBeFarm\/<\/a>\n<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mae Be Farm Happenings March 2020 Happenings on the Farm March is a really busy month here on Mae Be Farm. This year we have several really fun events happening in March. The first event will be lambing! Lambs are due arrive starting March 6th but all babies arrive on their own time so we\u2019ll [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2835,"href":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2820\/revisions\/2835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maebefarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}