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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We finally did it!!!
We are getting older. Stuff we could do when we were 25 without batting an eye is a lot harder at 43 and almost 44, and it's just going to get even harder as we age. It's been clear for a long time that our little farm needs a tractor. The budget just wasn't as … Continue reading We finally did it!!!
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The great escape
The neighbor called last night to say. "You probably already know this, but your cow and steer and goat are all out and running loose down here." ! !!!! NO! I did NOT know that!!! I grabbed my boots, yelled at Sahara to watch Jake, and ran out the back door. I ran into Ted … Continue reading The great escape
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Progress!
Monday was a great work day for the new coop. The weather was beautiful! The front wall, window, and door frame went in. The door is over 100 years old and solid wood. Dad gave it to me from his stash (in our family, tossing out stuff is like a cardinal sin LOL). Sometimes being … Continue reading Progress!
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One more step in the right direction
I have such big dreams for our little farm. I foresee workshops and classes to teach others how to can, make cheese, care for chickens so they can raise their own....in short, one of my biggest hopes is not just to connect people to their food but to convince them that they, too, can be … Continue reading One more step in the right direction
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Never alone
I swear that they know when any food container in this house is opened. Poor Ted. He's never alone for long if he has food... ...and they ... ...just.... ...wait. His face cracks me up when they stare and he eats. ROTFL
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Maturing as a farmer…
I heard another farmer once say you know you're really a farmer when you DON'T accept a free or cheap animal because you know you're not ready. Within the past two weeks, I've turned down a breeding trio of meat rabbits because I want to raise rabbits in a colony setting, and honestly, rabbits are … Continue reading Maturing as a farmer…
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And then there were three…
The Terrible Twosome is no more. Laughing at me because she was warm and I was cold... I was running errands when Jim, the neighbor who helps out around the farm, called my cellphone. He found one of the Twosome half under a round hay bale. He said it looked like the bale rolled on … Continue reading And then there were three…
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