We have this poison ivy growing up our barn. every year we battle it, and every year it comes back. I am very, very, very allergic. The last few times I have actually gotten the poison ivy rash I had to be treated with steroids. Here are some cute little rhymes from Wikipedia to help you identify poison …
When you think of “when animals attack” what is the first animal that pops into your mind? Shark? Bear? maybe dogs? Yesterday I had an unfortunate run in with a cranky momma cow. I never take being around livestock lightly, but I was seriously unprepared, and ended up sitting in the cow pasture for an …
If you have been following along with the cows here on the farm, you might know I have a favorite, her name is Big Red and as far as I am concerned she is as close to dairy cow temperament a beef cow will ever get. (And yes, of as yesterday I also have a least …
Farm Life We are now up to 6 calves. 6 of 30, it is still early in calving season and I am tired. I am spending around 3-4 hours a day with the cows and calves. I am tired, sore, sun burnt and have a rash that may or may not be poison ivy. I have managed …
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Yesterday I told you about Rosie, one of a set of twin calves that were born on Saturday afternoon. I am very happy to report that she is doing awesome, and has been bouncing around her now shared stall! We had to unfortunately bring her sister in with her also. Separating our calves from our cows is …
Well here we are 3 days into calving season, I figured when I walked the pasture Friday we would probably see a couple more calves within the next 48 hours, I never thought they would be from the same cow! Saturday mid-afternoon the hubs called and asked that I run out to the pasture and …
Don’t tell the other cows, but I actually have a couple of favorites. Along with our Black Angus Beef Cows we have a few Herefords. Herefords are another breed of cows that are used for meat, but they they don’t have the exceptional meat characteristics of Black Angus. I have mentioned before how the black angus …
Farming never really ends, it just changes with the seasons, but it ramps up so much in the spring the previous months feel like you where on vacation. I personally look forward to calving season all year, it is my favorite part of spring. But just like most things in life that offer some of …
Did you realize we here in Upstate New York are on the Snow Goose migration route or flyway? I always enjoy seeing them come in, they usually stop over in one of our corn fields to graze on the left over corn from chopping. You can usually spot them in the Fall and Spring, they …
