Sad Day at the Farm – Goodbye Justina It was a very sad day today on the farm, my daughter had to euthanize her horse, Justina. She had worked so hard over the years to gentle and then train her. She was a rescue horse for a local horse rescue, where she was feral. My… Continue reading Sad Day At The Farm – Goodbye Justina
Category: Pets
New Chicks
New Chicks Well, we have done it again, we went out and purchased two new baby chicks to replace the one that died (Snoopy) and to give us a little more egg production. These two little girls are ISA Brown chickens. They will grow up to be a nice tan or light brown and lay… Continue reading New Chicks
Boarding Our Horses Locally Now
Boarding Our Horses Locally Now We board our four horses on a private farm about 5 miles from where we live. It isn’t perfect, but for our horses, it is paradise and it is home. They have had a long bumpy road to get to where they are today. They all started as rescue horses… Continue reading Boarding Our Horses Locally Now
Hay Hay Hay!! Part 2
Hay Hay Hay!! Part 2 I jinxed it by saying that we have it all down to a science. Sure this year the pickup and delivery went without a hitch, but the stacking of the bales failed totally. For some reason, it collapsed and the stack shifted, making us have to pull it all down… Continue reading Hay Hay Hay!! Part 2
Hay Hay Hay!!
Hay Hay Hay!! No…. I’m not talking about Katy Perry’s song “Hey, Hey, Hey” and I’m not talking about Fat Albert and the Junkyard Gang Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert Katy Perry – Hey, Hey, Hey I’m talking about hay, the grass. Since we moved the horses to this farm, we have had to… Continue reading Hay Hay Hay!!
Snow – Is 6″ better than 13?
Is 6″ better than 13? The forecast was for 5-6″ of snow and some rain, we ended up with 13 inches in total and freezing temperatures. The snow was too heavy for many of the trees in the area, causing many of the roads to be impassible and many houses and farms to be without… Continue reading Snow – Is 6″ better than 13?
Here Kitty Kitty
Here Kitty Kitty I have had a cat growing up all my life and so has my wife. Right now I have a house with 11, yes eleven cats in it, so let me explain how we got to 11. Where we boarded our horses, there was a bunch of indiscriminate breeding going on with… Continue reading Here Kitty Kitty
Sad News
Sad News Sad news, we lost one of our hens this week. We don’t know what happened yet, we have her being necropsied, and I will post the results when I can. For most, of you won’t understand, she is “just a chicken” for me and my family she was a pet. We treat all… Continue reading Sad News
Backyard Chickens
Backyard Chickens We had talked about getting backyard chickens for some time now, and a few years ago, our county started to allow them in residential areas. Our daughter works at a farm and feed store and this year, she helped us make the jump to light speed in the realm of chickens. The store… Continue reading Backyard Chickens
The Family Horses
The Family Horses My barnyard includes four horses currently as well as dogs, cats, rabbits, and chickens, and no I don’t live on a farm. I lease land to board our horses. The story of us getting horses started in 1987, when I left for the Marine Corps and my wife (at that time, she… Continue reading The Family Horses
