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 …
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Cows & Cow Bells
Cows & Cow Bells I have 4 children. I love that they spend their afternoons playing outdoors and enjoying the country. There …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …