Tag: Cattle

Posted on

Weaning Time!

kittens playing on the porch

It’s weaning time on the farm! Honestly, even the litter of kittens is getting weaned! The calves have grown well and the mothers have done a great job, but the time has come to separate the calves from their mothers. This can be a stressful time for everyone involved!

We wean “the kids,” as we call them, at 205 days of age. That is approximately 7 months old. Now if you are a parent or a grandparent, you can probably relate a little bit to what is going on. Have you ever taken a 1 to 2-year-old off the bottle? Just imagine when the baby is 600 to 800 pounds!

Continue reading “Weaning Time!”
Posted on

Being Me…Unapologetic!

DI- photo from the farm

Can we just take a moment to look at this big, beautiful girl? This is Di, one of our cows. She was our daughter’s show cow for a show season 2+ years ago. She is a vital part of our herd. We were blessed to acquire her from our friends at Little Creek Farm. We love her. She is a favorite of ours! Can you tell why?

Continue reading “Being Me…Unapologetic!”
Posted on

Site Prep

Woods on fire

That’s a big fire! You should have seen it; you should have felt it! We are doing some site prep on the farm and this fire was the start of that work.

We are getting ready to put in more pasture and to do that, we needed to clear more land. In order for us to begin clearing with all of the heavy equipment, husband wanted to burn first. And yes, we had a burn permit.

We started by disking the ground with the tractor all the way around the areas that we intended to burn. This gave some barrier around the area to hopefully stop the fire if it attempted to cross. We also set the fire so that it would back burn. By back burning, the fire would burn against the wind instead of with the direction of the wind. This way, it would take longer to burn, but had less of a chance of getting out of control.

Continue reading “Site Prep”
Privacy Policy Proudly powered by WordPress