I bought two turkeys from the same little girl I purchased my other white birds from last summer and this summer. She couldn't take them to the fair (lots of poultry exhibits have been banned right now) so she gave me first dibs on them. I immediately went to see the little Amish lady who … Continue reading Trial run Thanksgiving
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Estate auction – woohoo!!!
After dropping the puppy off to meet her new owner, we headed to a local auction. This wasn't the auction we normally attend on Saturday nights. This was a real auction with tons of tools and antiques. Unfortunately, there were no farm items there, and the two items that I was interested in went very … Continue reading Estate auction – woohoo!!!
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Christmas in July Week 4
This week, I found a gift for my Dad. It was one of those neat, fun, super duper, one-in-a-million finds that just happens. I stumbled across it and couldn't resist! I also picked up the most adorable stuffed Grinch for twenty-five cents!!! He's going on the tree as a topper!!! He's pretty big (baby doll … Continue reading Christmas in July Week 4
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Fixing a foot
Somehow, DG cut herself badly tonight while Ted was doing farm chores. I think she did it in the creek, but I'm not positive. It looked like a gouge, but once I got it cleaned, I saw it was a big slash. We're rural so all vet offices close after 12pm on Saturdays. I didn't … Continue reading Fixing a foot
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Fixing the bush hog (maybe)
This was Grampa Eddie's old bush hog, and he pulled it with his old tractor years ago. The tractor gave up the ghost long ago, but Ted keeps finding equipment here and there as we return the old farm to its previous glory. Ted bought new pins and gear oil for the bush hog. The … Continue reading Fixing the bush hog (maybe)
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New pasture
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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Clean up after the flash flood
We picked today to clean up Gramma's basement because it was super sunny and in the 80's. Literally everything had to pass through our hands. So much stuff was in cardboard boxes and completely soaked. This is about half of what we cleaned/tossed today. We (Teddy, Morgan, Sahara, Michael my nephew, Tyler his friend, and … Continue reading Clean up after the flash flood
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New coop decor
People always laugh when I say my chickens love it when I change their coop "decor", but it's true! They do! Every time I start doing any coop work, they stand around the interior door, watching and talking amongst themselves as I carry on. It's like listening to a foreign running commentary. Once I leave, … Continue reading New coop decor
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Prepping for next year
My little garden just looks sad this year. I try every year. Lord knows I try. I just do not have a green thumb. Now give me an animal, and I can get it through most anything and keep it healthy and happy. I had a spot bulldozed a couple of years ago for a … Continue reading Prepping for next year
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Pond scoop – what a deal!
I ran across a pond scoop on a Facebook group last weekend, and we picked it up Saturday afternoon. It was half the cost of a new one and had only been used three times. The owner bought a new tractor, and the old implements didn't fit the new one. He was a great guy … Continue reading Pond scoop – what a deal!
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