It's that time of year again: the time when the cute and fuzzy little chicks fill the water troughs at the local feed stores. Around here, those little chicks run about $1.99 - $2.69 each for straight run. Consider buying from Striving Acres this year! We are taking orders for straight run chicks (meaning I … Continue reading Need chicks? Consider buying from us!
Farm life
My next little project
I was stoked to find this beauty on a local Facebook sale group for just $15. I've had it in the back of my mind for months that I'd like to create a floating house and have ducks on our big pond. My idea involves an old doghouse, a pallet, and several plastic barrels, and … Continue reading My next little project
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Holy crap!!! What was that???
I was reading, Jake was building a Lego creation, Sahara was on her phone, and Ted was getting ready for bed Saturday night. The dogs were outside having a potty break, and suddenly I heard this shriek, and they all went wild and flew off the porch, just carrying on something terrible. By the time … Continue reading Holy crap!!! What was that???
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Guess who drove the tractor Saturday?
That's right! This girl!!! I can do it!!! I can also put on and take off the hay spear all by myself (it just takes a little redneck ingenuity in the form of a big metal bucket that I use because of my bum wrist)! Now I just have to figure out how to run … Continue reading Guess who drove the tractor Saturday?
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Visiting the vet
We go to a wonderful vet clinic when needed, but Puppers doesn't necessarily enjoy the visits. Normally, the dogs go only when something is wrong as they're all healthy and happy; Puppers just gets so nervous when she goes in. She watches my face for visual cues more than any dog I've ever had, and … Continue reading Visiting the vet
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Is it cold?
Well, this is how Ted looked all bundled up to water the cattle and do evening chores last night! LOL
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Happy dogs
DG and Puppers love romping in the snow every morning for about thirty minutes. Then they're done, and they just want to bask in front of the fireplace the rest of the day... ...and steal scarf beg for eat snacks because...well, you know, SNACKS! LOL Yum!
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Baby, it’s cold outside!
Ted insisted on shoveling the sidewalk and plowing the driveway (although that didn't happen because the battery was out on the tractor), and Jake insisted on playing in the snow. They're nuts! I put by two weeks of groceries, the fireplaces are roaring, and we have Netflix and a popcorn machine. I already did the … Continue reading Baby, it’s cold outside!
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Snowpocalypse
Everybody was tagging snowpocalypse last night on Facebook and Twitter (at least it seemed that way to me). I'm not sure how others fared nearby, but here's the results of the winter storm here at Striving Acres. The snow has stopped, and as of 10a.m. this morning, we have a total of 8.25 inches of … Continue reading Snowpocalypse
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Nope!
A light drizzling snow started falling this morning. It came down for two hours, and it doesn't show signs of stopping. The roads are covered (not just the back roads but the state routes as well!), and my little farm friends don't like it. See the white hen in the back who is photo bombing … Continue reading Nope!
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