We have three bush hogs, and none of them work correctly. Ted is always messing with them, trying to fix them. YouTube is a great teacher! He's learned to do all sorts of things from there, and he's determined that he can fix these bugs. If he can get all three running and running well, … Continue reading Let’s try it again
Farm life
They really do love the mud…
I know I said this earlier in the week, but the pigs really do love the mud so much! I always wondered if it was just a stereotype. Now I know! It's not! This is their favorite past-time next to rolling an old log round and round in case there are grubs under it. And … Continue reading They really do love the mud…
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Turkey gets “her” babies
On April 28th, Ted went by Rural King on the way home from work and picked up four turkey poults. One of the turkeys went broody a few weeks back and set a nest of chicken eggs. Unfortunately, we think her temperature was high, and so she actually just spoiled the eggs instead of getting … Continue reading Turkey gets “her” babies
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Filling the freezer!
It's no secret that the absolutely best meat that you can get is the kind that's raised the old-fashioned way and the way the animals were meant to be treated on a farm, not from one of those confined animal feeding operations where they don't see the light of day and don't feel the grass … Continue reading Filling the freezer!
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Composting with hay
About three weekends ago, we went out to Mr. Johnson's farm with the trailer. I had stopped by there the previous week when I saw him out and about and asked him about some of the really old hay bales he had setting outside. Once hay has been setting out for about a year it … Continue reading Composting with hay
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Pigs DO love mud!
The temperatures started climbing here in Southern Ohio about three weeks ago, and the pigs started trying to have a little swimming pool in their water trough. They would splash a little water out, and then they would get out of the trough and roll all over the clay dirt to make a wallough spot … Continue reading Pigs DO love mud!
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Wild Bindi
I'm playing some serious catch-up on my blog because of all the testing I've had to do with students over the past month. I decided to just go back and start from the beginning with everything so you can catch up and be up to date, too! About three weeks ago Ted decided to move … Continue reading Wild Bindi
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What a deal!!!
I pass a Christmas tree farm daily, and recently I noticed there was a small tractor setting at the foot of the driveway with a few implements for sale. I gave the owner a call a few days ago, and Ted and I went over to take a look at everything last night. We already … Continue reading What a deal!!!
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Meet Picky Mao
Last week, SOMEBODY (*my oldest son*) dropped off this little scrawny gray kitten at our house (the kitten was dumped at his house first). I came home to find a full bowl of catfood and a full plastic container of water on the porch table, and this little bony kitten was running around, tormenting the … Continue reading Meet Picky Mao
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Back at it
Ted loves his new wood chipper. He was up and working down at the barn Sunday morning, and he only stopped long enough to eat lunch; then he was right back at it. I wish I'd taken a before picture because he really did a great job clearing out a pile of brush that was … Continue reading Back at it
Striving Acres 