Springtime brings new mouths to feed

RITZVILLE – Curtis and Julie Templin have their hands full with lots of mouths to feed on the farm these days, with the arrival of goat kids and lambs throughout the month of March; and a calf on April 1.

Julie Templin, who works in dining services at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, said she took the month of March off to be home during the births. She was relieved when her cow delivered right before her return to work April 1, early in the morning.

"I was so happy to be there," Templin said. "We named him Jester. After all, he was born on April Fools Day."

She started raising sheep a...