Note to self: When vet visits involve vaccinations, block off the next 48 hours and be prepared to play nursemaid to ½ ton animals. Yep, after a Wednesday vet visit for routine vaccinations and dental work, both my horses were … Continue reading
What a crazy couple of weeks it’s been! If I haven’t been working, I’ve been sleeping. And that should tell you something. Mostly it’s been about chickens and meeting their housing needs. As of the 18th, my 90 surviving Sussex … Continue reading
I created the drawing with Google’s Sketchup©. So far WordPress© wont let me upload the original Sketchup file so that it can be downloaded. But I’ll work on that. Materials: Item quantity 2x4x10 4 1x4x8 or 1x2x8 2 4×16 cow … Continue reading
I had a nice simple day planned. Feed the animals, borrow my neighbor’s drag harrow and drag the big pasture to spread around all the poo piles left from the winter, and drive into town and get dog food. Of … Continue reading
After four days of hard labor, I had to give my pathetic t-rex arms a day off. After morning rounds, of course. And because I was moving so slow, that took until 1:30. While I was relaxing and doing laundry, … Continue reading
The 91 surviving Speckled Sussex chicks, the five Campbell ducks and Momma Orpington’s five mongrels are now three weeks old. I’ve removed their cardboard partitions and they are all running together in the large section of the chicken coop. All … Continue reading
Right before dark on Sunday, I stopped by my neighbors to visit for a spell. That’s when they told me the news. They were planning on doing “the fence line” in the next two weeks. This fence line is one … Continue reading
After a gorgeous stretch of weather, the sky turned gray and moody today. When I entered the coop this morning, Momma Orpington had two of her chicks in time out and would not let them eat. (They are sharing quarters … Continue reading
In case you wondered, a farm auction is an all day endurance event. No matter what the signs say. Forget your dreams of a snagging a great deal by noon and getting back to the farm with your prize with … Continue reading
Well, it did indeed snow, and sleet and rain, all at once, while I was doing morning chores on Monday. The nastiness waited for me to finish my rounds before it quit. That rather set the tone for the week. … Continue reading