What's Going on at the Farm?
We have lots going on around the farm. The flood put a damper on our progress and we have been having to deal with cleaning up piles and piles of … Continue Reading →
Category: Farm Journal
Ice Weather
We are very thankful the temperatures are supposed to be pulling up into the 40’s tomorrow!!! We’re wondering if that is going to happen! We’ve enjoyed the winter wonderland. We … Continue Reading →
Sounds Like Life
In case you have been wondering where we went…we’re still here. I amazed at how busy life is. Fall is already here in full swing and it is absolutely amazingly gorgeous … Continue Reading →
Pig Sitting and Delivery
This is kind of a farm update, but also a fun look at the “little things” of farm life that we over look so much of the time. I say … Continue Reading →
Cows Shares Announced
As you have probably seen by now, we have been working on a new backend for vaughnshire.com. We are maintaining the blog for the usual family update, political rants, and … Continue Reading →
What about the Guernsey Cow?
We have been so busy living the life of cow owners, that we have not even taken the time to really share all the great benefits of our Guernsey milk. Here … Continue Reading →
Back to milking
We lost our milk cow back in August of 2008. Since then, we have been searching for another Guernsey. Guernsey cows are difficult to find around here. Most family farming … Continue Reading →
Just a few farm tools for the pond
In an effort to repair his pond from the devastating effects that the 2007 drought caused, he has been tending his pond like a sick puppy (…like he would attend a sick puppy, … Continue Reading →
Look! No Horns!
Our Nubian milk goat’s horns fell off after about 3 1/2 weeks. Here’s the story about how and why we banded the goat’s horns: The Trouble with Goat Horns. Here’s a … Continue Reading →
Incubating Chicken Eggs: We have a chick!
Late last night our first chick finally hatched out of its egg. Just in case anyone is wondering…chicks don’t immediately hatch out of their eggs. It takes forever. Here’s the shell. … Continue Reading →