There is one good thing about a gross name, like colostrum, which invokes a creep alert or gag factor to most, even my bovine lovin’ friends. Beestings is another name for it, who knows why. It’s one of the reasons we eat “cat food” to gross out the uninitiated liver haters, but I think that … Continue reading
This morning on the way to school. Snowplows on the road and deer waiting for it to melt. Can you see the Pica Pica on the deer’s back? I guess it was searching for deer ticks. and then it flew to the back of the deer in the middle.
“Mama, we’re just like Green Acres, so I’m going to name her Eleanore.” Well, little Eleanore bears no resemblance to Oliver and Lisa Douglas’s Guernsey cow, Eleanore, and thank goodness I can cook because I certainly could not pull off or afford nightgowns like Lisa. As a matter of fact Luit bears a similarity in … Continue reading
There is an inch of snow on the ground and the clothes on the line are frozen. Guess who was just in the barn? Becca’s first possible due date was April 29th or up to 21 days after that. This is her first calf, and she has been bagging up, but certainly no sign of … Continue reading
Today we had three lambs, which caught me by surprise. Dovey had twin males, and her last lamb was a single, born 6 months ago on Oct 19, 2013. And Yvonne had a big single male, and her last twins were born 6 months ago on Oct. 15th, 2013. They are safe and sound in … Continue reading
Thank you Francie and Allan for the photos.
Kaylon’s first set of lambs, and they are triplets. Born April 10th to Louisa.
We tried everything, cow halters, ropes, dog leashes, pulling, pushing… nothing would get that fatty back across the river, so we had to bring in the big guns. Her short legs would have certainly meant she would have to swim in parts, float or be drug. Hmmm. This was definitely a two man job, and … Continue reading
The spring thaw has really arrived in the last few days. Some views from our ride home from school yesterday. Since it has been so warm, the river has begun to rise. Henny Penny decided that there was a lot to root around in across the river. She and the cows did not come home … Continue reading
It’s not that easy to have a garden when there is about 6 weeks of frost free growing, and you have all sorts of fatties either rooting up, scratching up, stomping on, or munching down anything that is trying to grow. Sprouting is one answer. I stocked up years ago because I thought the “end … Continue reading
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