01/19/2015 Brown Swiss – May be the Basset Hound of the Cattle World My oldest daughter likes cows. A lot. It all started with this beautiful girl, Faith (the cow, not the child). Then she … Read More 57
01/13/2015 Getting the family Cow Bred (Prego) Our school days had a couple of interruptions last week. The AI guy came out to continue the process of attempting to get … Read More 51
01/08/2015 Breaking Ice and Other Winter Farm Chores I thought you might want to come with me to do some morning chores. This is Kentucky. It’s January. It’s 7:45am. It’s … Read More 50
01/07/2015 Is Homesteading Expensive? What is the cost to eat real food? Let’s face it, if you want to eat organic, local, real food, it is … Read More 38
12/22/2014 SUCCESS!!! Who’s Buck is it Anyway? My husband has been hunting since bow season opened in October. We have decided that aliens have abducted all the deer in … Read More 47
12/18/2014 How To Dry Up A Milk-Cow – My Bawling Calf How to Dry up a Milk Cow Bawling Calf – All Mamma’s Beware! We are going through a little problem I haven’t … Read More 79
11/20/2014 I’m a Cow Person 10 Reasons why I love my cow more than my dog: My Cow has beautiful eyes as big as oranges My Cow … Read More 52
11/19/2014 How To Heat A Barn OK, I was just kidding about it being cold last week. NOW it is cold. Yesterday we broke a record in my … Read More 57
11/15/2014 How To Stop a Cow From Holding Up Milk How to stop a Cow from holding up milk. Milk-sharing with a calf is a wonderful arrangement. You only have to milk … Read More 68
11/13/2014 What Causes Mastitis? What causes Mastitis in cows? There are many answers to this question. I am going to share our experience. We have had … Read More 60
11/12/2014 Why Did The Cow Jump Over the Moon? Why did the cow jump over the moon? Every night when we separate the calf we check Faith’s udder. If you have … Read More 55
11/06/2014 Do I Have to Clean the Chicken Coop? Cleaning the Chicken Coop. Yes, you will eventually have to clean out the chicken coop. Unlike pigs, chickens will poop all over their … Read More 59
11/06/2014 Artificial Insemination Artificial Insemination If you want my opinion – go rent a bull. He will service the ladies. He will get it done … Read More 66
10/29/2014 Caring for Baby Chicks Caring for Baby Chicks Baby chicks are usually sent home in a small box. Our local farm supply stores have a minimum … Read More 63
10/28/2014 Keeping Chickens The Redneck Way – Pros & Cons Keeping Chickens the Redneck Way – Pros & Cons For an Introduction to Keeping Chickens the Red Neck Way go Here. There … Read More 59