The first time I heard the term "sacrifice pad", I was horrified. I thought it meant a big cement pad used for slaughtering on the farm. It is NOT that. A sacrifice pad simply means an area of the farm you sacrifice to the cattle for winter. It winds up being a spot where not … Continue reading “Sacrifice Pad” (it’s not what you think)
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Little farm boy
This little farmer stacked hay bales, built a hay "house", helped fill the water tank, decided to dig a hole, decided it wasn't a good idea to dig a hole in gravel so filled the little divet back in, and went to Tractor Supply and chatted up the cashier. The only thing he wouldn't do … Continue reading Little farm boy
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WE HAVE WATER!!!!!
The water trough is now near the water line. We have water at the barn!!! The cattle are happy. I'm happier. LOL
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The girls are excited!
THIS was delivered for them today! They could barely contain their excitement! They hauled butt across that field to see their new house get unloaded. Now to get that new fence installed (fingers crossed the weather will cooperate so it can go in next week!)!
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We can’t give it away!
Believe me. We've tried for two years to give away the giant pile of cherry wood, and we've had two takers. Finally, Ted read that a leaf blower, when aimed at the base of the woodpile, would fan the flames enough that it would burn quickly. He went to work yesterday and came home … Continue reading We can’t give it away!
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More hay…
I swear, next year we are getting all that we need during the first and second cuttings. It's no fun getting it in the cold! We have to have it because even though the weather here keeps bouncing around like Mother Nature is on a trampoline, the grass in the pasture still looks like this: … Continue reading More hay…
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Work never ends here
On the weekends, we always have something to do around here. Two weekends ago, we had to fix a gate that Ted noticed was ready to fall off the main pasture! Who wants to chase cattle? NOT US. We've been there and done that, and it's only fun the first two times! Luckily, the weather … Continue reading Work never ends here
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Getting in the hay
We started getting in our round bales for the winter. This is the way to do it - freshly baled, straight from the field! Now we just need to put by 21 more bales...
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Freebies are always good!
Someone posted on a local Facebook group that she had two broken refrigerators and a washer for free - first come, first serve! We use broken refrigerators to store our pig feed and cattle feed, and I've been watching for another for a while to store the chicken feed. I immediately woke Ted up from … Continue reading Freebies are always good!
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Best date ever!
We just had the best date/adventure EVER! Ted found a hay scissor hi-lift on Craigslist, and after talking to the seller yesterday, we decided to go to Kentucky and buy it so we were up early, and we were off! Our GPS is crazy and today was no different; it directed us to drive over … Continue reading Best date ever!
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