Entries Tagged as 'farming'
Emily, our Jersey heifer, is due to calve in less than a month and, sure enough, look at the udder she’s growing. We’ve never owned a cow before and have been a little anxious about the whole birthing and milking process. One of the tips we picked up along the way was to start early […]
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Tags:calving·cow·milking
In two years on the farm, I’ve already gone through two pairs of Muck boots. By “gone through,” I mean the boots have worn out much like the latest casualty you see in the photo above, where the boots have simply cracked open and started leaking. I don’t know, but when I spend $140 on […]
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Tags:boots
It was bound to happen sooner or later. With all the snow piling up this winter, it finally over-topped the temporary fencing around the goat enclosure. I probably placed the fence too close to the driveway, because the snow plowed to the side bent the fence over and buried it. Finally, the goats figured out […]
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Tags:fencing·goats·snow·winter