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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Late Season Frost and Sweet Potatoes
Last week we experienced two mornings of frost which is very unusual for this time of year in our part of the country. The average frost free date for our area is April 15. We had already planted our sweet … Continue reading
A Pasture Full of Sheep
As I mentioned in my last post, we have been reinvesting money that we received from selling the cows that did not get bred for spring calving but that are now bred for fall calving. One of the things we … Continue reading
When Life Hands you… Open Cows
When we pregnancy checked our cows the day after Christmas we did not get good news. Nearly 90% of our cows were called open. UGH!! This was a huge blow to us. This meant that the calf crop we had … Continue reading
American Rabbits: Black, Blue and White Too
Over the course of a couple of months, we have been adding American Rabbits to our homestead. The addition of the rabbits started when Eli and Rebekah asked to show rabbits at our county fair. Although they are Clover Kids … Continue reading
Raising a Dairy Bottle Calf
The kids and I decided that they would raise some Holstein calves. So in February, we got three bull calves ranging in age from 3 days to 2 weeks. We picked up the calves during a bitterly cold stretch. Within a few days, … Continue reading