Beef - LOOSE AGAIN!!! We knew we had a real problem. Beef is a bull, and he can't run loose. He could cause a car accident if he went on the road, and he could destroy a neighbor's garden or vehicle or property by eating it or scratching his horns on it. The biggest … Continue reading The last great escape (so far)
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The great escape parts 2 & 3
Beef got out again Thursday night by jumping the fence. He literally jumped a 4' tall fence. Ted grabbed a gate from the barn and rigged it up with some tie straps inside the pasture and a piece of plywood outside the fence. It was pretty dark when we got Beef back in the pasture … Continue reading The great escape parts 2 & 3
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We finally did it!!!
We are getting older. Stuff we could do when we were 25 without batting an eye is a lot harder at 43 and almost 44, and it's just going to get even harder as we age. It's been clear for a long time that our little farm needs a tractor. The budget just wasn't as … Continue reading We finally did it!!!
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The great escape
The neighbor called last night to say. "You probably already know this, but your cow and steer and goat are all out and running loose down here." ! !!!! NO! I did NOT know that!!! I grabbed my boots, yelled at Sahara to watch Jake, and ran out the back door. I ran into Ted … Continue reading The great escape
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Starting to like us…
When we first got Beef last December, he didn't want much to do with us. He wouldn't let us touch him or accept a handfed treat. See how his head is down? It was usually like that when he saw us. Now look at him four months later!!! Here he is trotting across the field … Continue reading Starting to like us…
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Barrel on hooves
"Does this tree make me look fat?" Bessie is sixteen weeks pregnant today!
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Good morning!
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Happy happy happy
Super busy on the farm this week but still snapping lots of pics! This is my favorite...taken as the sun was setting...
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Hay delivery
Fresh hay was delivered this morning (Wednesday). Beef was in heaven. Video is posted on the Facebook page!
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And then there were three…
The Terrible Twosome is no more. Laughing at me because she was warm and I was cold... I was running errands when Jim, the neighbor who helps out around the farm, called my cellphone. He found one of the Twosome half under a round hay bale. He said it looked like the bale rolled on … Continue reading And then there were three…
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