Category: Country Life & Events
Barnyard
A family of foxes found our chickens a while ago. Since we couldn't get foxes to move off our farm we decided to move the chickens instead. This coop …
Barnyard
Are Pigs Dangerous? This is a question I get. Is it dangerous to keep pigs? Is it dangerous to keep pigs if you have small children? I’ve been raising …
Country Life & Events
COW FOR SALE SOLD!! Update: Rosie went to be with her new family the end of March 2017. Thank you to everyone who reached out and showed interest in …
Barnyard
4 Reasons Milk Cows (& their Owners) Take Breaks From Milking If you have a milk cow (or several) you will eventually, probably, take breaks from milking. It is …
Country Life & Events
This may be my first and last post on homeschooling, so brace yourself. This means that I am going to cover a lot of ground. I’ve been homeschooling for, …
Country Life & Events
It’s my oldest daughter’s birthday! Actually, it was 2 weeks ago. Go me! We celebrated the birthday. We had a party. We cooked. We ate. I have …
Christmas
I hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas this year! We had a great Christmas. It was probably one of the most relaxed Christmas weeks I’ve had in 5 years. …
Barnyard
Getting the Farm Ready for Winter Winter is coming…. It’s Kentucky. This means that today it’s summer and tomorrow it will be winter. Of course, next weekend it will …
Barnyard
Seriously, Why would someone want to kill their own meat? There are perfectly edible animals at the supermarket that are already dead. Did you know that the Facebook billionaire, …
Bread/ Fresh Flour
8 Simple Food Changes with Big Impact My “real food” journey has been going on a while. I’m not sure where the finish line is, but I’m on a …
Barnyard
How to know if your cow is pregnant Several years ago we had our Artificial Insemination guru come out and attempt to “breed” our cow. Once the cow has …
Barnyard
Help – My Cow Just Calved Please contact your vet if your cow needs medical attention. I am not a vet and not qualified to diagnose or treat any …
Barnyard
When the Horns Come Off Yeah, I know. I loved her horns. They were beautiful. They were rustic. They were old fashioned. They made her our, “Trinka.” BUT – …
Barnyard
Why You Should Eat Free Range Pigs I do not intend to make anyone feel bad for purchasing and eating conventionally raised pork. I understand that not everyone can …
Barnyard
No, I am not the person to be writing on this subject, since all my rabbits (except one) were killed. Or, maybe I am since all my rabbits were …
