I downloaded a turkey gobbler call from the Google Play Store. Our Tom turkey is absolutely going wild for this thing. There are three different gobbles on it and two or three yelps from hens on it. Our turkey hens just walk around and make a little pipping noise when they hear this app. Our … Continue reading Teasing the turkey
Farm life
Cooper loves the new truck!
He had to use the running boards to get in it, and it took him a few tries, but he finally got up there. This truck has Cooper's stamp of approval!
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Big change #1
We did it!!! We have a farm truck!!! It was such a good deal! We can pull anything with this baby. It's a Silverado 3500 four wheel drive with an Allison transmission and a gooseneck trailer hitch in the full size bed. We're going to get a new paint job on it and a vehicle … Continue reading Big change #1
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Not cool, folks
There's an old driveway that goes from our place up to the church. It was used before the church's driveway was cut several years ago. We joke and say the church driveway is the super highway (it is WIDE). This old little one is getting grown up with patchy grass, and nobody uses it so … Continue reading Not cool, folks
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Big changes are happening!
Bessie is due in two weeks!!! We're hunting for a pickup truck. We need one to pull our trailer, pull a wagon of hay, annnnddd to pull home a couple of other somethings in just six short weeks. I'm so excited!!! I can't wait to share the two somethings with you, but that has to … Continue reading Big changes are happening!
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Look at them grow!
The pups have changed so much with just a little love and encouragement and gentle touches. When Jake and I got home from looking at the pigs this past Sunday, I heard whining and saw this when checking on the pups: They wanted us!!! They were trying to get TO us instead of AWAY from … Continue reading Look at them grow!
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Piggies!
Jake and I took a little road trip Sunday afternoon, weaving round and round curvy back roads, up and down the hillsides until we found the place we were hunting. This is a Duroc sow (girl). She's got a great temperament and personality and couldn't get enough ear rubs from me. She's also pregnant and … Continue reading Piggies!
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Funny pics
It's no secret that Beef and Bessie love their hay - especially when it's a brand new bale. They always act like they've never seen such a wonderful delicacy before. They rub it and throw it around and tear into it like a kid tearing into Christmas gifts. Beef sporting the newest farm 'do They … Continue reading Funny pics
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Too cute!
I go out every night before bed (and sometimes in the middle of the night) to check on my animals, and when I have puppy litters sleeping in the coop, I check on the little foster groups as well. Look what I found tonight when I went out there. Three of them were sleeping in … Continue reading Too cute!
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A matter of weight
Dad found this sturdy little hauling trailer last fall and picked it up for us. We've finally found a good reason to need it (it's a secret - more on that next week!), but first, the trailer needs tags. We also need a pickup to pull it, but I'll figure that out after bit. I've … Continue reading A matter of weight
Striving Acres 