Austin holds a bird

This is Sahara's boyfriend, Austin. He wanted to hold a bird. He followed them all over the yard trying to get one. When he caught the turkey, she poo'd by his shoes.  He didn't much want to hold her after that.   Bwahahahaha!!! Teenagers crack me up!!

Ask and ye shall receive

A high school classmate messaged me last weekend to ask if I wanted some canning jars. Of course, I said, "YES!!!" This is her idea of some. This pic already had four boxes missing when I snapped it. I love that I'm the first person my former classmates think of when they have jars, egg … Continue reading Ask and ye shall receive

Free range experiment

My hens had to be locked up in June due to the local raccoons deciding my area was their personal all-they-could-eat buffet.  Egg production dropped significantly.  I was barely getting an egg every third day from 20 hens. I hate having them locked up. They hate it, too, and they pace the run like prisoners … Continue reading Free range experiment

Shotgun!

The front seat is HER seat... Puppers loves mornings because she loves car rides. We get Sahara to school and then drive around and feed Bessie, Beef, the Terrible Twosome,  chickens, and the turkey. She especially loves extra long car rides. This morning she was thrilled because we had to go one town over to … Continue reading Shotgun!

Water in freezing temps

Lots of folks have asked how we keep water to the animals in freezing temps.  It's hard work. I won't lie. It's difficult to do. There is no just deciding not to do it one day. They count on me make sure they have what they need. There is definitely no taking a day off … Continue reading Water in freezing temps

Monkey man

Ted decided to take down the old tarp since the loafing shed is in the field now for the cattle and goats. He was climbing over the fence when Beef looked at him so Ted bounced up and down like a chimp on the fence post.  I'm pretty sure Beef thought he was crazy. I … Continue reading Monkey man