Our little Callie Moo is 6 months old!! We've been super busy since she was born, including house guests twice, summer harvest, an unexpected lamb, and both farmers working ridiculous hours off farm, but she's grown up anyways. She spent the first ten weeks away from her momma due to an old teat injury that … Continue reading Callie Moo
Farm Life
Oops! Hi, baby lamb!
This post is a little late, but here's the scoop on the unplanned lambing situation... We brought home our Southdown Babydoll ram on February 25, assuming our ewes were all done with breeding season. If you don't know, ewes go into heat in the fall, carry babies for five months, and lamb in the spring. … Continue reading Oops! Hi, baby lamb!
Sheep Reunion!
I got a phone call from the owner of Tin Stone Cattle, which is where my Olde English Southdown Babydoll sheep came from. We got two ewes (Ayla and Bluebelle) and a wether (Coco) in 2023. In 2024, we got a ram (Jon Bruce) from Hey Day Acres. The phone call from Tin Stone went … Continue reading Sheep Reunion!
New Calf and Cow Hospitals
We've had our Mini Jersey, Belle, since June 2023. She was sold to us as a top-dollar, 4-yr-old, healthy, very-well-trained, experienced momma and milker. When she came to us, it was with a 2-month-old heifer calf, who eventually went off to a new farm, but while she was here, she nursed from her momma. We … Continue reading New Calf and Cow Hospitals
The Legend of Jon Bruce
We acquired our Miniature Southdown Babydoll ewes May 2023, and since our dairy cow and her calf arrived a month later turning our schedules upside down, we decided to wait until 2024 to find a Babydoll ram. And here we are! Meet Jon Bruce!! Is that the cutest face you've ever seen?? His name - … Continue reading The Legend of Jon Bruce
April the Mini Jersey (Cuteness overload!)
We've been on the hunt for a milk cow for a while. When we were turned on to Mini Jerseys, we knew that was the perfect breed for us. They only get about three-feet tall and they only average about 2-3 gallons of milk a day. That's perfect for us. The problem with Mini Jerseys … Continue reading April the Mini Jersey (Cuteness overload!)
The Problem with Bunnies
A sad day on the farm.
Honk Honk Honk
So, how about goosies?
The Animal Whisperer: The Bunnies are Here!
I've been planning to get rabbits to fertilize my garden, but as busy as we are, there has been no time to plan, and even less time to build a rabbit hutch. I've learned after many years of marriage, planning doesn't work very well around here anyway. I've learned just do it now and we'll … Continue reading The Animal Whisperer: The Bunnies are Here!
Tales from the Animal Whisperer: Earl the Rooster
I have hens - no rooster. We lived in a place with neighbors, and I didn't think they'd appreciate a rooster, but now that we have the farm, I kept my eyes open for the last two months for a chance to re-home an unwanted rooster. You know, people get a bunch of chicks every … Continue reading Tales from the Animal Whisperer: Earl the Rooster
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