If you have free-range chickens, you can probably sympathize with the embarrassment that having poop on your porch brings – ugh! Now, thanks to my chicken coop, there is no more poop on my porch. Complete with a clay tile roof it has five, easily accessible laying boxes! It is definitely one of the “little things in life” that bring pleasure to look at! No more can the chickens fly out and poop everywhere!
The anticipation is over – Margie had her calf. That is the good news. The birth went easily and mom and baby were healthy. Unfortunately, there is some bad news. Like a good old fashioned John Wayne movie complete with cattle rustlers there is a happy end to the story.
Oh the excitement of it all. The anticipation of the event. I can’t contain myself. After all, we are talking about a new life – a…
Our barnyard is once again complete – we have a new family milk cow! Meet Margie, a full Jersey who is seven months pregnant and due to calve around March 20th. After two days, she has settled in and calmed down even during milking times.
Being prepared after the cow calves is super important on a farm. I love farm life – the simplicity of it – the self-sufficiency of it…
A calf is born! Hilde finally calved and has a beautiful, light brown calf! What you are about to read and see is the actual process of delivering…
With all the excitement and work surrounding grape harvest, I forgot to tell you about the new additions to our homestead – Honey Bees! Our backyard bees…
How to tell if your cow is about to calve is a question many with family milk cows ask. Hilde, our Jersey Brown Swiss cross…
Meet Bernie – our new Shih-poo! After losing Sprinkles, our much loved shih-poo, it took a while to find another dog to be our inside…
I would like to introduce you to our new family milk cow, Hilde. She is 1/2 Brown Swiss and 1/2 Jersey. The problem is the…