After thinking Beef and Bessie drowned in the flash flood last week, we've been figuring out where to set up a new pasture on higher ground. Ted set posts Sunday morning, and we put up the electric wire that afternoon. Beef and Bessie watched our every move. They are such curious animals. I can't get … Continue reading New pasture
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Flash flood!
It's 4 a.m. as I'm writing this on Monday night/Tuesday morning. I saw the weather report this afternoon about 2 p.m. and that word was in it: derecho. Background: The last time one hit was 2012. The high winds in it picked me up and slammed me down on the concrete. I broke my elbow, … Continue reading Flash flood!
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Getting in hay
We still can't produce our own hay (yet!), so we have to purchase enough to last the winter and supplement in the summer. I started on it early this summer and lined up two good round bale sources. We will pick up our bales through the summer as the farmers bale in the field. We … Continue reading Getting in hay
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Fencing (again)
It seems like every week we're working on fencing. EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK. Ted does most of it. I think he enjoys it. We found the fence charger battery drained this morning. He thought the weeds shorted it out. He had to weedeat the whole fenceline, and then he decided to extend it. Beef and Bessie … Continue reading Fencing (again)
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I think Beef did it!
We filled the water tank, and when we went back to turn off the hose, the tank was knocked over partway. Ted got the tractor in there with the plan to lift the tank with the tractor. That didn't work, so he rocked it until he could lift it by hand. I think Beef knocked … Continue reading I think Beef did it!
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Have a peaceful weekend!
With love, Bessie... ...and Beef
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New pasture
This past Sunday, we decided to move the cattle. The ground was just too wet where they were, and it just didn't have enough space for them. Ted was moving the fence a little everyday, but they were clipping the grass almost to the ground. We got them to move away from the bottom portion … Continue reading New pasture
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Electric fence is MOOO-VABLE!
After looking at the cleared land Wednesday evening, we checked Beef's temporary electric fence. He'd eaten quite a bit of the grass in his area. He was so excited to see Ted! He loves Ted! I mentioned it was too bad we couldn't just move the fence little by little to reconfigure its shape and … Continue reading Electric fence is MOOO-VABLE!
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Early morning chores
Beef likes to play with his water bucket and toss it outside his fenced grassy area! No matter where I have to be, if a water bucket has been kicked over, it has to be refilled (especially if I have to leave for the day)! I was filling this bucket at 8 a.m. before heading … Continue reading Early morning chores
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A weekend of fencing
Ted went down to the pasture at 8 a.m. Sunday morning and tied Bessie out, and then he started fencing again with electric. This pasture fence had to be run differently because these posts were already set, and woven wire was already in place last summer. This one just needed a wire at the top … Continue reading A weekend of fencing
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