Potbelly PIGS!!!!!!
Potbelly pigs! Oh how I love Pig Season! Every June we get pigs. At least, for the past 3 years, every June …
Category: Barnyard
3 Things to Know About Bottle Feeding Calves – Meet Our Bottle Baby!
Bottle Feeding Calves. We have a bottle baby! A week ago, we thought our girl, Faith, was going to pull through. We …
Life, Death and Video Games
Life, Death and Video Games. Before you decide I’m a huge downer and my blog sucks…… I’d like to point out 3 …
Saying Goodbye to a Dear Friend
We said goodbye to our sweet, sweet Jersey Cow, Faith. I could spend a decade wondering if we did all the right …
Why You Should Plant CatNip
Why you should plant catnip. You can grow catnip in your house, in your garden, in your landscaping, in your flower pots, …
Milk Fever Hangover – She’s Still Hanging in There!
I thought I’d send out an update on our sweet, Jersey-cow, Faith. If you haven’t been following, be thankful. It’s been a …
Faith is Still Standing
Faith is still alive. She is not out of the woods yet. The doctor was by again yesterday. She is getting fantastic …
Down With Milk Fever
Faith miscarried her calf Monday night. Our vet came out and delivered her calf. Before he left he said, “There are 2 types of …
9 Reasons to Get a Jersey Cow and 3 Reasons Not to……..
9 Reasons to Get a Jersey Cow (and 3 Reasons Not to) Why a Jersey Cow? There are many breeds of cows. …
There’s a Walrus at My Farm
Land Walrus. My oldest son has decided that our Jersey cow, Faith, looks like a walrus. He may be right. Why? She’s …
How to Render Lard – Easy Easy Easy!
How to Render Lard You will not believe me when I show you how easy it is to render lard. It is …
Working Calves that….. don’t want to be worked
I thought I’d show you how cute our calf is. By the end of this post you may concede that she is …
We Didn’t Eat The Duck……
It’s been a while since I sent out an update on Ping. Since, I know, you are all dying to know how …
What is a Good Mineral Program?
I wrote a post a while ago about “hidden hunger.” Go here to read about it. I find it fascinating. 3-19-2017 UPDATE: …
Can You Grass Feed a Jersey Cow?
Can you Feed a Jersey Cow only Grass? I believe we all are trying to do the absolute best we can for …