Category Archives: Our Farm

DIY Lamb/Goat Nursing Buckets on the Cheap

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Jennifer

If you’re like me, time is precious. Although I enjoy working with bottle babies, whether it’s lambs, kids, or calves, I also have many other projects demanding my time. So this year when we ended up with six bottle lambs, … Continue reading →

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Pretty as a Missouri Sunset

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Jennifer

Adisyn snapped this picture the other evening. I just love how it turned out.

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New sheep paddock

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Jennifer

We really need to have more paddocks to rotate sheep through, so we have been building more fence. Even though fence building is hard work, Scott and I both enjoy it. We have even been able to use previously used … Continue reading →

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Looking Back at 17 in 17

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Jennifer

You might remember that in January 2017 I published a post entitled, Homesteading Goals: 17 in 17. Well it’s time to look back and see how we did. The original list was: “Get our feet wet” with aquaponics  Start all of … Continue reading →

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Hive Beetles, a Late Swarm and a Cut Out

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Jennifer

Our hive has struggled all summer it has seemed. First, they were queenless and we had a laying worker. Eli and I got some brood from a fellow beekeeper and gave it to them so they could raise their own … Continue reading →

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