De-Horning Update
So far Chessnut still has horns… although they are loose. The banding appears to be working as planned, with a couple minor draw backs. First, she cut milk production by about … Continue Reading →
Category: Farm Journal
They are so cute!
Well, she had TWINS!!! We are all very excited and thrilled that the final ewe to lamb had twins! They are doing well and we let them out of the … Continue Reading →
Farm Life: Highs and Lows Part III
Beth already spilt the beans as they say. But, today was another exciting day on the farm with many lessons in the ups and downs of life. It started off … Continue Reading →
Farm Life: Highs and Lows – Part Two
So to continue with the baby lamb saga. We do not know for sure if it is genetic, or just the result of having a large 9 pound lamb for … Continue Reading →
Record Egg Production Day
For the last several days, the boys have had record breaking egg production days…each day beating the record on the previous day. Today, the boys collected 44 eggs! We expect this number … Continue Reading →
Farm Life: Highs and Lows – Part One
God is so good to us that often times we take for granted the favours and blessings he daily gives on our behalf. Farm life seems to have a built … Continue Reading →
Chicken Saga…
The guys have been putting together a larger chicken tractor to house our white leghorn chickens. In order to keep them separated from the other farm chickens and give them … Continue Reading →
Turkey in our back yard
The guys butchered 2 turkeys today. They had some help from some of our friends. One of our sons bought 5 turkeys earlier this year. We had two of them … Continue Reading →
Young Men in Coveralls
We love the word “work” around here, some more than others… These young men put in a big man’s size day full of work on the farm gathering wood and … Continue Reading →