Frosty Meadow Husky Farm, Fletcher, Ohio

Almost a month has gone by since the last blog post…already!

Up until this week, we have had a very nice spring.  This week has been a dose of reality, but overall I have been able to accomplish a lot on the new stalls.  As of the last blog post, we had 2 completed, with a third almost complete.  As of now, there are still only 2 complete, but 3 more are almost there and the framing for the final 2 on the east side is underway.  Arrangements have been made to begin the cement floor which w...

Spring is finally in the air!  And I am LONG overdue for a blog and as usual, there are many updates.
Mild Winter

It was actually a very mild winter, with very little snow.  I like a mild winter, but there are 2 reasons why a cold, snowy winter is acceptable.  One that we all know is that the dogs really do love running and playing in the snow.  We haven’t had much to speak of in the last few winters, and I think they have forgotten what it’s like.  Two, It seems that the harsher the win...

It’s the Holiday Season!
The Holiday Season is upon us.  With Thanksgiving behind us and the celebration of Christmas upcoming, it is always a busy time of the year.  Here at the farm, it is no different.  In our last report, we mentioned the late summer lull.  We anticipated the next round of puppies to arrive in the November time frame.  Well, nature tends to do things its own way sometimes!  We can finally confidently pinpoint the arrival of our next round of litters.  We expect 5 litters...

It’s been many months since our last “Husky Report”, and we now have many new families that are part of the Frosty Meadow Family.  In our last update, we were saying goodbye to the last of the late winter/early spring puppies.  Since that point, there were 4 additional litters.  Josie, Rose, Ice, and Aleu all had litters, and all the pups went to their new homes in July.  We welcome all of the new families!

Late Summer Lull

After the latest round of puppies left, we arrived at a bre...

Brush it out, comb it out, blow it out…but NEVER cut it, or worse, shave it!

Siberian Huskies are notorious shedders.  Their coats consist of two layers.  An inner coat and an outer coat.  The softer inner coat serves as an insulator for the cold of winter, making them able to withstand temperatures as low as 50-60 degrees below zero!  The more coarse outer coat serves two purposes.  During the winter, it acts as a “raincoat” to help protect them from the snow, ice, and rain. Durin...

The grip of old man winter has finally loosened, and the sights, sound, and smells of Spring are in the air!  It was a relatively mild winter, but it was still winter nonetheless.  We can now turn our focus to the projects and activities that arrive with the warmer weather:

• To start things off, we say goodbye to the large number of puppies that arrived this winter.  Mylah, Nadia, Ember, and Miya all had litters within 10 days of each other, and we are now in the final stages of them going t...

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!  Get out your green attire and drink a toast!

• It's been very busy the last few weeks!  Our apologies for the lack of recent updates.  All four of our anticipated winter litters were born!  28 pups in all.

            Mylah had 7 pups -- 1 Male and 6 Females
            Nadia had 7 pups -- 6 Males and 1 Female
            Ember had 3 pups -- 2 Males and 1 Female
            Miya had 11 pups (!) -- 4 Males and 7 Females
            All are well!

• Ember had com...

I mentioned in my last post that I would outline our goals for 2016.  In a continuous effort to better the lives of our Huskies, and also to make our lives easier, we are often brainstorming on different projects to accomplish.  In 2015 we were finally able to begin phase 1 of the new barn stalls.  We changed out the large corner stall with a dirt floor to 2 smaller (yet still quite large) stalls with a concrete floor.  We wanted test out the concrete floor before moving forward to learn th...