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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Peepers!
Look what started hatching yesterday! This little one hatched four days early. He's being spoiled. This morning, this little one hatched (three days early)! A few minutes ago, I heard more peeping in the incubator!!! We're about to have a full house!
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Sassafras!!!
Look what we found in the cleared land!
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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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Clearing new pasture!
The bulldozer arrived Tuesday morning and started clearing three acres for new pasture! Jake was fascinated. He couldn't believe that Bob gets paid to "play on a bulldozer all day"! LOL We walked the cleared acreage Wednesday evening. It's hard to believe how much land this really is out here. When it's all wooded, it's … Continue reading Clearing new pasture!
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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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The last great escape (so far)
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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Nest box find
I love the local Facebook auction page! Sometimes I find the best stuff on there. Last week, I found a set of 4' high by 4' wide by 1' deep "garage boxes". They are the perfect size for nest boxes in the new coop! Only two have been divided and are not usable for the … Continue reading Nest box find
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