10/28/2014 Keeping Chickens – The Redneck Way How to Keep Chickens The Redneck Way. We aren’t chicken experts. Our chickens are some free-rangin’, bug-eatin’, egg layin’ ladies and lads … Read More 70
10/25/2014 Cows & Cow Bells Cows & Cow Bells I have 4 children. I love that they spend their afternoons playing outdoors and enjoying the country. There … Read More 64
10/16/2014 Pig Slaughter Pig Slaughter We don’t process our own pigs. We do our own chickens and our deer. Not Pigs. We like bacon and … Read More 64
10/15/2014 6 Reasons We Raise Our Own Food “Why Do You Raise Your Own Food?” Why on earth do I spend half my life milking a cow who likes to … Read More 66
10/06/2014 Chicken in the Flowers I think the chickens have been in my flowers….. again. I have a flower obsession. I am pretty good at loving them, … Read More 57
09/30/2014 Introduction to Raising Pigs I don’t know the right way to raise pigs. There are lots of schools of thought on it. You can raise them … Read More 55
09/29/2014 Let Your Cow Raise Your Beef Let Your Cow Raise Your Beef Have I told you that we keep our calf with our cow? It is a nice … Read More 56
09/29/2014 Getting a Family Milk Cow – Part 3 …..in case you just tuned in. Part 1 Here Part 2 Here Here’s a recap: Our cow had spent her entire milking life … Read More 63
09/28/2014 Getting a Family Milk Cow – Part 2 To go back to the beginning go here. This is the second part in our milk-cow story. We hand picked our wonderful … Read More 65
09/26/2014 Getting a Family Milk Cow – Part 1 Getting a Family Milk Cow – Part 1 When You Have a Cow You Have it All There is noting quite like … Read More 62
09/24/2014 Help! My Cow May Have Mastitis Help! May Cow May Have Mastitis I hate Mastitis. If you have a milk cow, you will most likely experience mastitis at … Read More 64
09/17/2014 Raising Your Own Meat – Is It Hard To Eat an Animal You Raised? Raising Your Own Meat – Is it Hard to Eat an Animal You Raised? They start out so cute. The kids spend … Read More 62
09/17/2014 How To Milk a Cow Once A Day How to Milk a Cow Once a Day. “Milking 1 cow is fun. Milking 80 cows is like being in prison.” That’s … Read More 80
09/11/2014 How To Clean the Milking Machine How to Clean the Milking Machine Note: We use our milk for our own consumption and do not sell it. I am … Read More 88
09/10/2014 How To Milk A Cow With an Electric Milker How to milk a cow with an electric milker. I am not an expert on milking. I have made my share of … Read More 78