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This is part 2 that includes the animal updates on the sheep, goat, pigs, rabbit and dogs. If you’re interested in the poultry and cows see the previous post. This spring my mom was gushing over lambs. I explained that … Continue reading
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I used to say we have everything but goats and horses …. now we have everything but horses (crossing my fingers on that one but not holding my breath ). So who are all these animals and what are they … Continue reading
When a good friend from Providence, RI asked when we were going to update the farm blog again, I realized it had been a while. I went back to look …. It’s been 3months! August, September, and now half of … Continue reading
Frequently visitors come to our farm. Mostly family in the beginning while stripping wallpaper and planting seeds and then very soon new friends started coming and we are always proud to show off our cows. When overnight guests visit we … Continue reading
Separate cream from milk by allowing milk to stand in container overnight and then pouring off the cream or using a turkey baster or small scoop (if the container holding your milk has a wide enough neck) to pull out … Continue reading
When milking a flow emerges, a rhythm. You start from the top of the teat with your thumb and index finger squeezing and then you tighten your middle finger until you’ve squeezed your smallest finger, encouraging the milk down its … Continue reading
“I don’t know, I think I panicked,” Josh confessed, “we’re running out of options. I looked up to see one young cow that looked to be mostly Holstein, if not full blooded Holstein went for $400 more than we’d paid … Continue reading
We peered into the barn to get a look at which cow was coming next. And then it was her turn. Daisy’s! “Go high,” I said to Josh. I didn’t want to lose her. The bidding started. The auctioneer pointed … Continue reading
{for part 4} We found seats, in the third row – also the last row. I was reassured to see a handful of people waiting – we weren’t the only ones enthused about bringing animals home. “Boy, they could have … Continue reading
{for part 3} The auctioneer started with several boxes of small items: four harnesses (we bid and won), three pitchforks (we bed and lost), a metal snow shovel (we bid and won), an artificial insemination kit (we didn’t bid), and … Continue reading