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Episode 5

June 10, 2022 Connect With Us @FernBridgeFarm Instagram Facebook Website Join Our Flock (newsletter)   Kelly’s Accounts Instagram Ravelry From the Barn  Meet the Lambs Video footage of the new lambs on the farm! Making WIPs (Works In Progress) Hansel Hap by Gudren Johnston Eirwen by Susanna IC The Limitless Cowl by Kelly Otty From the Shop Methodical Cowl and Hat Pattern available on our website or Ravelry.com Kelly’s working on some new batts for spinning, available on our website! Tote Bags! Handspun Royal Fern Worsted Yarn Other Things We Talk About Classes - Click here for the classes Kelly is teaching Finishing - Interested in having Kelly finish your knitting projects?  Get in touch with us for pricing and...

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Episode 4

  Connect With Us @FernBridgeFarm InstagramFacebookWebsiteJoin Our Flock (newsletter)   Kelly’s AccountsInstagramRavelry From the Barn  Shearing 14 Sheep getting sheared this Friday We also have a shearing date in May to finish up those whose staple length isn’t quite where we want it yet Preparing for Lambing Lamb Kit Kelly talks about what she keeps in her lambing kit Making FOs (Finished Objects) Kelly - Celtic Knots and Scottish Thistles Kep by Morvan Gabriel - knit to participate in The Woolly Thistle #TWTColorKAL2022 which wraps up on Friday WIPs (Works In Progress) Kelly - Effortless Sweater by Kelly Otty - #2 (pattern to be released soon!   From the Shop Methodical Cowl and Hat Pattern available on our website or...

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Episode 3

Connect With Us @FernBridgeFarm Instagram Facebook Website Join Our Flock (newsletter) Kelly’s Accounts Instagram Ravelry From the Barn  Pregnancy Checks 6 Ewes pregnant out of 9 that were bred Willow, Edelweiss, Jeni, Pearl, Peri & Tara We’re expecting 8-12 lambs in about 2-2.5 months Preparing for Lambing Shearing We have two shearing dates, March and May as we have some sheep whose fleeces haven’t grown quite long enough for the early date, and a couple of ewes who are due to lamb sooner than the rest Vaccinations We vaccinate with CD/T, a clostridium perfringens types C & D and Tetanus vaccine, about 2-4 weeks before the ewes are due so that they will pass some of their immunity along to...

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Episode 2 - January 23, 2022

Connect With Us @FernBridgeFarm InstagramFacebookWebsiteJoin Our Flock (newsletter)   Kelly’s Accounts InstagramRavelry From the Barn  Why We Chose Shetland Sheep Primitive Breed Great at converting forage to energy Naturally great moms, ease of lambing Some natural parasite resistance 11 Natural Colors and 30 recognized markings Smaller in size, easier to handle Versatile, soft wool Tucker’s Mishap His broken horn is healing up great after picking a fight with our big ram Making Me Made - What We’re Wearing Kelly - Little Twigs by Melody Hoffmann out of Wing & A Prayer Farm All the Single Ladies Bob - Gathering Hat by Kate Salomon using Juniper Moon Farm Moonshine Chunky FOs (Finished Objects) Bob - Gathering Hat by Kate Salomon using...

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Episode 1 - January 3, 2022

  Connect With Us Instagram Facebook Website Join Our Flock (newsletter)   From the Barn (08:35) Bred Ewes - Upcoming Care Ultrasounds Shearing  Vaccinations Lambing Season Lambing will occur late April, early May and we plan to overload our social media with lots of posts! Making (16:46) Me Made Kelly - Larch by Pam Allen using Quince & Co Owl Bob - Two by Two by Anne Gagnon using Wing & A Prayer Farm All the Single Ladies FOs (Finished Objects) Bob - Modified Spicer Hat by Nancy Ekvall using hand prepped/spun Fern Bridge Farm “Tilly” yarn WIPs (Works In Progress) Kelly - Asti Spumante by Thea Coleman using Hands & Heart Farm Yarn Kelly - Soorik by Gudrun Johnston...

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