Today a dear couple are coming to pick up Faline and her calf. They have a cow/calf operation and also have about 10 milk cows, with only four they are milking right now. They had planned on quitting the raw milk dairy, when his father died this Christmas, so they had scaled down and don’t … Continue reading
Bittersweet. Taking dear friends, companions, food, to freezer camp is never an easy day. Today was a big one. I know that it is easier to become detached from where food actually comes from, how it is grown and raised, animal or vegetable. So much is involved, and the further we get removed from modern, … Continue reading
The other night we were kept awake by the cow bawling all night. I got up at midnight, getting ready to go outside thinking that her baby was lost by the river or something, then realized that she must be in heat. The man said we should breed her back on her first heat so … Continue reading
and his turkeys are doing great. He still has 12. I have definitely contemplated quitting my day job, but haven’t really had much of a chance to think about it. As far as an update goes, we have been working on a llama rodeo the last few days, and did get them penned. They have … Continue reading
Yesterday. (BTW, the bull and Becca are both for sale, in case you know anyone.) Today. “Listen lady. Either we break this door down, or you bring us a snack. We’re warning you, we will throw a big fit when you are milking that cow, if you don’t feed us now! That man gives us … Continue reading
My dear and talented friend, Francie, checked on the cows with me today and got out to take a few pictures. I think she took two. That is what separates the real photographers with the picture takers. I am so grateful for real photographers. Dear Becca still is nursing her two calves, her own Eleanore … Continue reading
Ok, I’m not positive we’re going to name him that, but considering that his due date was yesterday, Sept. 11th, I have been thinking Salomon a fitting name, especially since all the talk was that I was going to have to pull him. Lots of terrorist, terrorist, terrorist talk yesterday. Faline was 8 months old … Continue reading
Yesterday was rough. Today is much better. Annabelle is resting peacefully, finally. After her second miracle on Friday, Saturday was a relatively good day, except for Luit and Noni leaving for Dallas. I ran around trying to find her something she would eat, but she would not, and she did graze in the meadow a … Continue reading
Did you think you were all cried out? Hardly.
We have learned a lot about milk fever in the last couple of days, but these are the lessons you wish you learned before you need the information. Once again, milk fever was not on our radar, because we thought she was out of the woods from her earlier episode on Wednesday. All day Thursday … Continue reading
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