Category Archives: Critters
Neonatal loss in livestock.
Don’t worry, at this point in time the new set of lambs are still doing well but I got to thinking about this subject after someone express upset that I had the one lamb loss from the very first set … Continue reading
Chilled Lambs
Yesterday was bitter cold and so of course one of my ewe’s had a lovely set of twins in it.. they didn’t get dried and so ended up chilled, and chilled lambs don’t nurse, they lose their suck reflex and … Continue reading
A little lamb and lamb to be photo love..
Showing off the current born lambs and a number of the still expecting ewe’s..
Horse’s at Liberty …
This is one of those new words I have learned over the past year, at Liberty.. its a funny word to me.. I love the video’s I have seen of it, I like the dance between the horse and the … Continue reading
Pullet Eggs means Homemade Pasta in my house..
The young hens born last summer are coming online as layers.. First itty bitty egg, pullet eggs lined up with a regular large egg next to it. Now pullet eggs mean fresh pasta to me.. its a family thing, my … Continue reading
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No Riding Brandy for a couple months..
Well, it started a couple weeks ago, Brandy was just a bit lame, then she was a bit more lame and then a bit better, then it got worse, but I kept checking for all kinds of things and nothing.. … Continue reading
Our first set of twin lambs!
Finally, its the first year since we started breeding the sheep that we didn’t have just one birthing at the very end of dec or the first of the year.. but not this year.. Dec came and went, and then … Continue reading
Planning the Flocks for the coming year..
Ok, So I need to figure out the plans and goals for this coming year when it comes to the breeding flocks.. Currently bird wise we have Chickens- 16 Laying Hens -Two Roosters Ducks-Regular Duck- Hens-Apple, Jackie, drakes spaz Ducks … Continue reading
Introducing Lou – A pure Sebastopol Gander
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastopol_Goose Now don’t get to excited, as I don’t have a purebred female to breed him to, but if you are interested in this breed, let me know and I will provide the contact info from where I got him … Continue reading
Doing the math- Milk for the farm..
Girl (Full sized cow) on average eats 600 dollars worth of hay per year, she eats 360 worth of grain per year, and she uses 200 dollars worth of straw bedding per year, time wise, when in milk, she adds two … Continue reading
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Just another Day on the Farm 