Animals
- Why Am I Working While Everyone Else Is Sleeping?
Finally,after months and months of waiting...Spring has arrived on the farm! Yesterday reached 68 degrees.I worked in the garden for 6 hours in a t-shirt.Let me tell you...it was heaven.The feel of sun on my skin...wind in my hair...heaven! And while...
- Wintry Weekend
After waiting for what has seemed like an eternity,the first snow of Winter arrived this weekend. Now, you may remember that we had a 6 inch snowfallon the weekend after Halloween.(Yes, that was the weekend we drove to W.V. to pick up our piglets,and...
- Blizzard!
Ok, enough is enough! We have had a total of 3 foot of snow so far this month.... and we are not even half way through February. Although it is beautiful to look at, it does make farm life a bit more challenging. Yesterday was a crazy day! I went out...
- Smoochie's Fascination
For the past several days, when I am out for the morning feed, I have noticed that Smoochie (one of our fainting goat bucks) has been blubbering at the fence beside the chicken yard. "Blubbering" is a mating ritual for male goats. When they are desirous...
- You Can't Keep Them Young!
This morning started much the same as every morning on the farm. Our alarm clock is the first "wake up!" song of Mr. Cardinal (Mr. and Mrs. are year-long residents in the tree outside the farmhouse). Without fail, each day he sings the first stanza of...
Animals
Rainy Day Chores
With the exception of feeding times,
I stayed in the house most of yesterday.
It rained every single minute of the day... non-stop.
By afternoon, the equines, sheep, turkeys and chickens were all quite bedraggled.
The goats....dry as can be.
Goats don't venture out on rainy days.
Goats have sense!
Why don't you come along to the barn while I feed the horses.
Don't worry.... I'll do the rest of the chores by myself... so you don't get wet!
- Why Am I Working While Everyone Else Is Sleeping?
Finally,after months and months of waiting...Spring has arrived on the farm! Yesterday reached 68 degrees.I worked in the garden for 6 hours in a t-shirt.Let me tell you...it was heaven.The feel of sun on my skin...wind in my hair...heaven! And while...
- Wintry Weekend
After waiting for what has seemed like an eternity,the first snow of Winter arrived this weekend. Now, you may remember that we had a 6 inch snowfallon the weekend after Halloween.(Yes, that was the weekend we drove to W.V. to pick up our piglets,and...
- Blizzard!
Ok, enough is enough! We have had a total of 3 foot of snow so far this month.... and we are not even half way through February. Although it is beautiful to look at, it does make farm life a bit more challenging. Yesterday was a crazy day! I went out...
- Smoochie's Fascination
For the past several days, when I am out for the morning feed, I have noticed that Smoochie (one of our fainting goat bucks) has been blubbering at the fence beside the chicken yard. "Blubbering" is a mating ritual for male goats. When they are desirous...
- You Can't Keep Them Young!
This morning started much the same as every morning on the farm. Our alarm clock is the first "wake up!" song of Mr. Cardinal (Mr. and Mrs. are year-long residents in the tree outside the farmhouse). Without fail, each day he sings the first stanza of...