Photo Gallery - Who's Who

Maple Lane Farm is a working, small diversified farm. We share the farm with two draft horses, two cows and five adult sheep. We have two Percheron - Belgian cross draft horses that were born on the farm. We love crosses as they are very clever and usually very friendly. Our beef cows are Belted Galloways originally from Scotland. They are woolly and have their characteristic wide, white belts across their midsection.

We have Romney - Island cross sheep that are raised for wool and we also sell lambs each spring. Our ewes often have twin and triplet lambs and normally birth in January and February. We harvest about a third of the hay that we need each year from our own hay fields. We manage about 15 acres in rotating paddocks and hay fields such that we can graze the livestock on pastures between May and November.

We do not shoe our horses but rather have their hoofs trimmed about twice a year. The natural hoof seems to wear well during the year on natural ground and the "bite" of the hoof provides good traction and gripping during icy winter weather conditions.

This is a photo of our Corgi Brigit getting a bath from Robbi this summer. Brigit thinks she is in charge of everything and she doesn't tolerate any rough housing. But she has a very good personality and gets along well with all the farm cats.

Yoda is our trouble maker. He is a good cat when he is on all fours. But once he rolls on his back, it means he wants to play and that means trouble. He is a trickster and will sometimes ambush you out of nowhere or he might buzz you with a high speed run.. He is a Maine Coon cat with double paws.

You may not get a chance to see Phoebe. She usually prefers quiet moments when there isn't too much commotion. Phoebe is one of our barn cats and she has a lot of Maine Coon cat in her.

This is our youngest cat Zara. We found her as a tiny kitten right on the road two years ago. She was not in good shape and we thought we were going to lose her. But she recovered and is now the only barn cat that occasionally comes in the house (because she asks so politely).

Storm is an inside cat and she is a Siamese......and she talks a lot......and she is a princess........and the rest of us were put on this Earth to give her great amounts of attention. But even after all that...she is a very sweet cat. And she adds a great deal of personality to the farm house.

Moe is our Angora bunny and he is very friendly and he gets along splendidly with all the barn cats.

Malina is the black Belgian - Percheron cross on the right. She is a two year old and she is already the matriarch of the farm like her father. She is exceptionally bright, very curious and follows everything (and I mean everything) that happens anywhere on our farm.

Laure is Malina's full sister and is a yearling. She is the chestnut Belgian - Percheron cross on the left. Malina and Laure are inseparable but Laure is more easy going because she has her big sister to worry about everything. Both of the girls were born at Maple Lane Farm.

Jenna is our eight year old Belted Galloway. She (like everyone else on the farm) is very friendly and enjoys getting neck rubs and she loves to be groomed and brushed.

Sasha is our yearling Beltie and she is fat and sassy. She is also very amiable as long as you approach her slowly. She is very curious, very vocal and she also enjoys neck rubs and brushing.

Cashew is a two year old ewe and spent this summer with Webster our new ram. She did very well being tied out with Webster in the paddocks near the house.

Webster is our new yearling Icelandic ram. He is hands down, the friendliest yearling we have ever had. When you pad him he shakes his tail like a puppy dog. He is very affectionate now and we will see if this lasts as he gets older!

Aracauna chickens come in many colors but all hens lay either blue - green or pink eggs.

The only problem with Aracauna chicks is that they end up growing up to be Aracauna hens and roosters who are not nearly as fuzzy or as cute. Each year we try to "imprint" at least one chick so she will follow us around wherever we go. Imprinting chicks is wicked fun for kids.