Welcome to Mulberry Lane Farm

What is Mulberry Lane Farm (MLF) all about? Many may think we just have tons of farm animals. Well, as much as that is true, MLF is so much more. We take pride in preserving the country farming heritage throughout the farm. I thought I'd give you a sneak peak at just one small area of the farm...The Granary.

Come on in...we are glad you came.

Right inside The Granary to the left you will see a bedspring from the original Schwaubenlander home where we have displayed different farm tools.

Canned Goods from Door County for Sale.

And of course Souvenirs

Old farm kitchenware display and more!

Barn hill leading to Hay Mow. I've kept the doors closed on purpose. You'll have to come to see for yourself what's inside.

Spring Babies

At Mulberry Lane Farm spring is a very active time. Throughout the spring season we have all kinds of babies being born.

Leena is happy to be holding a baby duckling. Elizabeth is gently holding a baby chick.

Welcome home Peanut!

Today was move in day for our sow (female pig) Peanut and her piglets. Peanut visits a neighboring farm during the winter where she can meet a handsome boar (male pig). Our farmer friend knows exactly when Peanut can visit her male friend because he knows it takes 3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days for her to have her piglets. Peanut had her 10 piglets on Friday, April 24th.

Oh, Oh...looks like someone got pointed in the wrong direction.

Lightening and Rain

When Farmer Pat came to do chores this morning he found a new little one in the barn. Our Shetland ewe (Mom) had a lamb during the night. Like mother, like daughter! Since the new born looks so much like Mom, named Lightening because of the white lightening bolt on her forehead, we decided to name the new lamb Rain.

9 Lives has Kittens

Mama cats like to hide thier kittens to keep them safe until they are old enough to protect themselves. Therefore, it took us a few days to locate them but we finally found 9 Lives' hiding place. She had 4 kittens in the middle Granary.

9 Lives is a calico cat. That means she has a mix of orange, black and white fur. When you see a calico cat you are pretty safe to say she is a female. Virtually all calico cats are. A male calico is a genetic anomaly. That means it would be very rare.

Extreme Makeovers

BEFORE

AFTER

These are Shetland sheep. They are one of the smallest breeds of sheep.

BEFORE

AFTER

The two tall sheep are Suffolk ewes (girls). You can see how tall they are compared to the Shetland on the right. Suffolk are by far the most popular pure breed sheep. They are also known as Black Faces.

Sheep Shearing Video

Cutting or shaving the wool off of a sheep is called shearing. Shearing doesn't hurt a sheep. It's just like getting a haircut. However, shearing requires skill so that sheep are shorn efficiently and quickly without cuts or injury to the sheep or shearer. Most sheep are sheared with electric shears.

In this video Darren Sattler of Chilton WI is shearing one of our shetland sheep. Shetlands are half the size of suffolk sheep but can take longer to shear because they are very restless. Darrin has been shearing our sheep since we opened in 2005. The Sattler Farm also breeds our suffolk ewes.

WI sheep are usually sheared once per year, usually in the spring before the onset of warm weather. Sheep with long fleeces or sheep that live in the south are sometimes sheared twice a year. Many ewes are sheared before they lamb, because it results in a cleaner environment for baby lambs. Shearing before lambing keeps the fleeces cleaner.

One sheep produces any where from 2 to 30 lbs. of wool annually. The average fleece weight in the United States is 8.2 lbs. per sheep (per year).

Info curtisy of Sheep 101.com

Kickin up a Storm

Storm (our 2 week old colt) is so funny in this clip. Our MLF manager, Farmer Cindy, named him. She called it right because he is just a pistol of energy!

He eventually kicks the barn door, scares himself (watch closely he jumps straight up in the air), startles Thunder (his mom) and causes the turkeys in an adjoining building to gobble.

Bad Hair Day

These gals (ewes pronounced yous) look like they are having a bad hair day! But their wool kept them toasty warm during the winter. They already have their haircut appointment (for sheep its called shearing) made for April 25th.

Can you imagine having to wear a wool winter coat when it's 90 degrees out? That's why we have them sheared. It also helps them during the birthing process. Upsy Daisy, the lighter colored ewe, is due to lamb in May. She produced twins last year. We'll have to wait and see if she has twins again this year!

MLF Family of Friends

Our guests at MLF make up who we are. Without them, well...we'd just be another beautiful farm that graces the Calumet County countryside. Our guests often become like family. Most visiting year after year and many visit several times a year! We are honored when our family of friends share there treasured photos. Recently we received photos of Tad's family and wanted to share them with you.

Ahhh...to be a child!

A Frizzle Bantam

Thank you Tad for sharing...see you in spring!