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Orphans at the farm
I love babies of all kinds and have raised two kids of my own but I’ve also raised several orphan animals and thought I would share some pictures of them. It’s very gratifying finding them quick...
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Our little orphan, Annabelle
Two weeks ago today one of our older cows (25+ years) had been in labor for more than a day and finally on Saturday morning had a beautiful little red/white faced heifer. Her Mom died shortly after...
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Working the cattle
Tuesday morning was the first time in years that our cattle were worked and I wasn’t in on the fun. Hubby did have some help though. Our daughter and two of his friends came to take care of business....
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The Nasty Beasts are Back
I’ve said in the past how much I detest and despise coyotes.Well, we have almost a month to go for the first spring calf to arrive and nasty beasts are back. Hubby set snares and has caught two, one...
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Grace Has Gone to Heaven
This winter has been much, much colder than normal for Virginia, I think. I can’t remember having a whole week of negative temperatures in our area. We haven’t had an abundance of snow like I thought...
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Five new babies today
Today we had five new baby calves, four of which are bulls. They’re adorable but this little bugger has taken my heart: He’s got droopy little ears like a baby pig!! The other four are adorable too...
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Prissy & George Update
They’ve grown so much after such a rough entry into the world! We questioned whether Prissy would make it at all and then at three week she really came out of her self and then George got sick. We...
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Working the calves
Just a peek at what’s entailed in keeping our cattle and calves in good health. I don’t know what we would do without our daughter’s help. Farming is in her blood! Eartags to match mom and calf in...
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New heifers
We’ve sold several really old cows the past three years and lost a few to the bad winters and their age. We’re down to about 50 cows and needed to restock to keep enough money for taxes, winter feed...
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Remember Annabelle
If you’ve been following my blog for very long you may remember a post of another orphan I had in April of 2013 and her name was Annabelle. Well, Annabelle presented us with her first baby on September...
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OH NO!!
During our work this morning with Miracle we found out that Annabelle has pinkeye!! This will be our first issue this year and pray it’ll be our last. With a couple doughnuts and leftover biscuits we...
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Babies on the Ground
Our calving season has begun and I’ll share some quick pics of the new babies. We’ve just started the season and we have two heifers and three bulls so far. They’ve all been very small but you...
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Spring calving
2016 spring herd grazing along. Most of our morning was spent with our cattle, my daughter & son-in-law, and two very good friends. We had 24 calves from this herd and they all received their baby...
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Busy Day
I slept late this morning and didn’t get up until 7:45 so started breakfast pretty quick. I think a good breakfast starts the day out right. We had waffles and link sausage and cantaloupe. After...
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Spring Calving Season
Our spring calving season began on March 13 with this little girl (heifer) and it was such a beautiful day. This little bull started our calving on the 19th, followed by the next two within minutes...
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New Cattle Working Pen
Hubby and I have been working everyday on the pen when the weather permitted. We were delayed in the beginning due to problems finding the lumber we needed. One of our neighbors, Mr. All, has a...
View ArticleSpring Calving Season is Here Again
Our first calf was born on March 4th and since then we’ve had six more, two this morning. I didn’t get to see any of them until Sunday and those four were quite lively. They’ve all been smaller than...
View ArticleHeifer Calving Issues
March plagued us with unusual calving events but not due to weather events. First and previously posted was the “trouble” issue from a first time mother and a calf to large to deliver normally. Eddie...
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