The LONG AWAITED time is finally here! We are breeding our cow Ladybug! More on that in a minute… The week started with an exciting package I got in the mail. I have been using game cameras for years to keep track of wildlife on my own property, pattern their movements, and for security […]
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Sick Animals, Dead Animals, and better ones too!
When it rains it pours…. That’s a saying that suggests when things get bad, they get really bad! Well this week we found that out the hard way. We have had literal RAINS cause some serious flooding in our barn. Nothing structural was damaged, but the animal pens flooded, and as the waters subsided, we […]
A SCARY CLOSE CALL ON THE HOMESTEAD
We had a SCARY CLOSE CALL this week with our puppy! More on that in a bit…. The week started off with our very first Milking in PA! We have become a Family Cow First Homestead… That is our primary production on this homestead is our cows, both milk and calves. And for 2 months […]
Family Cow Milking Stanchion – How To Build and Use!
This week we had a special visitor, whom many of you guessed correctly… Special because we love this guy… but also because he was our FIRST VISITOR to our new homestead. And also a special visitor because he helped us build a BEAUTIFUL new milking stanchion for our cows. If you are planning on […]
When Someone is Hurt On The Homestead
Happy Farm Saturday…. Yes sorry no email yesterday, been a bit of a crazy week. You see, K got Hurt! (Oh No!) Nothing too serious, just threw her back out, but still, with her down, things get a bit more crazy! Fortunately, when things get crazy, Homesteading has a way of fixing that… With the […]
Goats 1 – Aust 0
Just my second week owning goats again, and already they are beating me. I don’t want to tell you how many ways they have escaped from their pen already. The little guy is small enough to squeeze through cracks, and the older two… Well they could be the next teammates to join the Harlem Globetrotters. […]
