Category Archives: farm

The never ending game of repair!

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

When you have livestock, you have a mix of bedding/hay/feed and poo.. When you use the deep pack method, you have to do big clean outs, those with equipment and planned buildings for said equipment can do it in very … Continue reading →

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Another turning of the wheel onward to my 52nd year

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Just another day on the farm

Its hard to believe that the year has come and gone and that a new one is starting today. My 51st year was filled with ups, downs and lots of steady as she goes. You know when they say to … Continue reading →

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Number One Trick for Loads of Elderberries!

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Just another day on the farm

These a wild (Bird Gifted years ago) local native Black Elderberries. I am lucky enough to have them growing wild in ditches and field edges all over my local area.  However those bushes will produce clusters about a 1/3rd of … Continue reading →

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Increase your Skill Set -Hair cuts

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

When it comes to increasing my skill set when it comes to hair cuts, there are three area’s to get better at. Human Hair trims/cuts Sheep Shearing/crotching Dogs Trims/Shaping If there is one thing that 2020 taught us, we can … Continue reading →

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Is your Vet available?

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

This handsome guy needed to be altered and microchipped and I am beyond glad that I was able to get him in and done. The past year has been very challenging in regards to getting in to see your vet … Continue reading →

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Meat Chicken 2019 Overview

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I now know why people raise White Rock Chickens.. Yeild and returns! Now I have to own up to a few things.. before I get to costs I over grew them.. I fully admit this.. I would have had less … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Cherry Bark

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Despite the snow, we bundled up and headed out to prune the cherry trees on sunday. The little trees need almost no pruning get. However the big producing tree needed a good prune to honest. I have three large branches … Continue reading →

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Pasture Seed Blends

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Well, I have found the company I want to work with, I am just waiting back on word on if I can get it ordered in by our local Home Hardware or if they are going to send me to … Continue reading →

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Purr Pride got a present

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

I love my farm cats and soon enough they will be spending more time outside then inside as the weather warms up, still sometimes you just need to give them a nice present. I had been looking and waiting for … Continue reading →

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Winter Manure and Composting

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

A poo.. If you have farm critters you have poo.. if you have bigger critters, you have lots of Manure Piles! My two horse’s alone produce around a hundred pounds of poo a day.   Lets break it down a … Continue reading →

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