Mr. Manning delivered two round bales for Bessie, Beef, and the Terrible Twosome yesterday. I was in the process of taking down the plywood windbreaker to remove the gate when he said he could put the hay in right over the fence...and then he did. My husband covets that tractor. LOL It is an awesome … Continue reading Thou shalt not covet (but we kind of do…)
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from Bessie, Beef, and the Terrible Twosome!
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Getting estimates
This morning at 9:30 an excavator came by to see about clearing the new property I'm hoping to enclose for rotational grazing. His cousin buys timber so hopefully a lot of what's there is good enough to purchase and will help offset the price of clearing the land. The guy is out there walking it … Continue reading Getting estimates
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I DID IT!!!
This farming thing just got real, folks. I signed today on 10 acres and a big building (electric! cement floor!) that I'm going to turn into a barn and raw milk herdshare operation. I will officially own it in a little over five years. Right now I own about a sixth of it until it's … Continue reading I DID IT!!!
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Good morning to my sunshine
Even on a dreary day, Bessie makes me feel like I've won a million bucks. Bessie and the Terrible Twosome are successfully clearing the church driveway ditchline. Who knew that goats and a cow are better than a weedeater???
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Good morning to my sunshine
Even on a dreary day, Bessie makes me feel like I've won a million bucks. Bessie and the Terrible Twosome are successfully clearing the church driveway ditchline. Who knew that goats and a cow are better than a weedeater???
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Is that honeysuckle???
"Hey! Look what I found!" "Is that...????" "It is! It's honeysuckle!" "Yummmmmmm.....you're a good finder, Goat!" Side note from the farmer: it blows my mind that this honeysuckle bloomed on the vine November 30th and December 1st!
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Back up the hill…
The goats and Bessie ate both of the round bales in the past two months. Ted moved them back up the hill yesterday. If I'm feeding them square bales until the next set of round bales gets delivered, it's a lot easier to do so up here. Today's weather was absolutely gorgeous outside. It felt … Continue reading Back up the hill…
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Winter coats
The goats have thick winter coats already - thank goodness! She's laughing at me because I'm still busting up ice today!
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Oooohhhh Nooooooooooo
I busted up so much ice last year. It's only November 19th, and I'm finding iced over water troughs already!! I am NOT ready to start busting up ice with a pickaxe again ALREADY! This is solid ice about 1/2" thick except around the very edges. Grrrrrr.....
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