Category Archives: farm

Beware Cold Fatique in your livestock

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

Another brace of deep cold with fast frost bite warnings, another foot of snow coming in under 24 hours and all with strong blowing winds (of up to 80 km) an hour. What does this all mean? It means I … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged Cold weather advice for fowl, Cold weather advice for sheep flocks, How to deal with extreme cold in livestock, Keeping your chickens safe in winter storms | 9 Comments

Ordering Seeds in these changing times.

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

This post is tailored more towards those that have land, bigger gardens and for homesteaders that are growing to fill their jars, cellars, pantry’s and keep their families bellies full for up to a year or two. Its not going … Continue reading →

Posted in 31 Day Self Reliance Challange, farm, food | Tagged 31 Day Self Reliance Challange, Changing your seed buying habits due to clamate change | 35 Comments

Early Frost -Weather/Food Productions

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Well, this spring, we had a very late hard frost at the end of may, Thankfully I had kept all my really tenders in till the first week of june. Having said that, it cut the garden season short by … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged Garden | 5 Comments

Work Work WORK

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

I am making little moans every time I move lol.. Clearly off-loading fence post logs use muscles that regular chores, garden or mowing does not.. Thankful that the gentleman that brought them gave me a HUGE helping hand in … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged buying local, Cedar Fence posts, Cleaning up a 100 year old farmstead, fencing on a farm, homestead | 2 Comments

Bullwinkle Cost Breakdowns and Return rate.

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Total returns on BullWinkle 340 pds out of a approx. live weight of between 600 to 700 pounds 228 pounds of prime cuts, steaks, roasts and stew meat- Averaged it out to ten** – 2, 280 118 pounds in organs, meaty bones … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged Beef bones, Beef Growout Costs, Bullwinkle the Beef Calf Growout costs, Butcher scrapes as dog food, raising your own beef | Leave a comment

Bullwinkle – Another Choice made due to the weather..

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Bullwinkle was a lovely calf last year and a very active almost to friendly Yearling this spring. (yes, he pulled his tag right out of his ear, thankfully it was found, that is why his ear looks like that) I … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged Raising Beef on the homestead | 3 Comments

Eastern Painted Turtle

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Coming over the road and up our driveway was a big beautiful lady, she was heading for our pond, and was pouting as our cats were very interested in her. I expect that she has plans to lay in our … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged Turtles in our pond, Wild Turtle's laying a nest by the pond, Wild turtles breeding in our pond | 10 Comments

Lets talk Berms

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I will admit that my mood is not good this morning, I have had this page open for writing todays post for hours now and I have struggled.. I want it be a more positive post but the truth is … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | 9 Comments

The River is Open..

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The farm has two creeks an a big river within easy walking distance.. Love this photo taken off our local one lane old bridge.. it showed more pink-orange to the naked eye but came out more pink-purple in photo.. o … Continue reading →

Posted in farm | Tagged local fesh water fishing, local forage | Leave a comment

Big Barn Prep-Lamb Watch 2017

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The Big Barn is old, really old, its coming into it’s 90th year per the locals and its been repaired, its had add on’s done to it, and its also aging.. always aging, always being putter on, working on.. This … Continue reading →