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Thank You Doctors

January 11, 2023January 19, 2023 dalarnafarm

“Moving a hand carefully around the uterus I began the fascinating business of sorting out the tangle which is just about my favorite job in

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Meet Flopsy

April 25, 2021May 13, 2021 dalarnafarm

And the lion lay down with the lamb…. I was adamant that no matter what, we would NOT have a bottle lamb this year. I

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Glenn Gets a Friend

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

Sheep meets horse, horse meets sheep—joy ensues! Glenn has been a social outcast among our sheep ever since his separation from the herd last winter

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Where are my cookies???

November 2, 2020November 16, 2020 dalarnafarm

You haven’t been judged until you’ve been judged by an angry fat ewe who has just realized that you have not brought cookies. For weeks

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D*mmit Charles

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

From the moment I met this sheep, I knew that probably sooner than later we would come to a “D*mmit Charles!” moment and tonight that

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Death is Just Off-Stage

April 2, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

On a farm, death is never far away. Predators, disease and old age take their toll but spring, the season of birth, is all too

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Lambing 101 by Evie

March 20, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

Like so many children, my daughter is home from school for the duration of this strange time in world history. While next week her school

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Baby Blenda Update

March 16, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

More good news mission work–Today an update on Baby Blenda. Almost a year ago, we had a little lamb who absolutely should not have made

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A Sick Sheep is a Dead Sheep?

January 31, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

When the world feels full of battles beyond your control sometimes the best thing is to concentrate on even the smallest of wins. This is

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Baby Blenda Update

November 5, 2019November 16, 2020 dalarnafarm

Someone was asking about our blind lamb, Blenda and so I thought I would give an update! For those who may have missed her beginnings,

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About Me

Former pro chislic judge, current farm blogger and (hopeful) future author, Heather Benson's official day job is as the Digital Strategy Manager for her home state's PBS/NPR member station, South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Originally from Menno, SD and currently residing on a small farm in Western Minnesota, her official night job is shepherding her herd of Icelandic sheep, tending (an undisclosed number) of chickens and trying to convince her demented turkey Lloyd that he cannot, in fact, marry his favorite basketball. Her farm stories can be followed at Facebook.com/dalarnafarm and her first book is due to published in November of 2023.

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