The girls and some babies!!!!
So the other night doing chores Connor unlatched a door to the cage of one of the new does. Now I’d tattooed this doe a few days ago, but other than that she’s been fed and watered but allowed to hang out and settle in. That is, until the great escape. Now yesterday morning...
Dairy producers have their eye on Congress to see what dairy policy will be included in the 2012 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill sets agriculture policy for five years and involves a variety of programs from food and nutrition funding to crop insurance to...
Many people are confused by the colors of rabbits, and sometimes it can seem technical in the descriptions! I recently saw a conversation about determining Champagne D’Argent and Chinchilla babies, with the similarity in looks. Actually they aren’t as much alike as one thinks! These giant chinchillas from a very young age have a...
Growing up I remember one thing I could count on. Whether I was showing cattle or horses or dogs, whenever possible I could look out of the ring and mom was there. It’s not that she was so much an “agnerd”, as some friends might say. It was because support was important and she...
This week you can purchase “Sun Flare In December” in a 16×24 size for $40+$10 S&H. Regularly priced at $55.92+ $10 S&H, you’re getting a pretty good discount, on a gorgeous photo that would be a great addition to any room! Also, don’t forget that you can now shop my photos right from my...
No matter if we do all the right things sometimes plans don’t go right. First time mamas can be clumsy and hormonal, and in the case of two of our first timers it’s been with extreme results. Twisty destroyed her litter of 13, while Mistletoe didn’t take the maternal test at all. Two of...
This past weekend we turned the cows out to pasture, and as there are still a handful to calve, and they’re out in the pasture where there’s a dam, we try to ride through them at least once a day, if not more. I figured I could take you on yesterdays ride, so here...
I’m often asked “Do your cows graze outside?” My answer is no, our cows live and eat indoors. When I was giving a tour last week, someone asked me this question and after I responded she advised me that it was cruel to house cows in barns.&nb...
