Well fall is here and it has been really busy. Fall calves are being born, the temperatures are nice for working, and there is lots to be done.
Lat month we planted winter forage in the south pasture. I hope that it comes in better than last year. Tried a whole new approach to planting this year. Split the pasture with rye grass and triticale this year. My son Joe helped with the planting.
Lat month we planted winter forage in the south pasture. I hope that it comes in better than last year. Tried a whole new approach to planting this year. Split the pasture with rye grass and triticale this year. My son Joe helped with the planting.
We moved the herd to the north hay field since there is no more haying. After all the wet weather we had this summer we only cut hay once instead of the usual three times. It was so thick and tall it was a real challenge. We put up 132 round bales which should get us through the winter with what was left from last year.
I see the beauty in the farm that God has graced us with daily. We are so blessed. Sometimes in our lives we get so caught up in the busy day to day schedules we keep, we forget to stop and take in with admiration the awesomeness of God's creation.
Soon the pecans will be harvested and I am looking forward to that. Jeanine, the kids along with Mimi and Papo usually handle the pecans.
The chickens have been doing a great job keeping us in eggs to the tune of eleven dozen a week. Way to go girls! I have been feeding them pears from the pear trees and vegatable scraps as well. I enjoy being around them, they are such busy bodies. They come running when I am around, and it is hard to get anything done near them.
We had a first calf heifer that calved but didn't know what to do. I ended up penning them up together and let mother nature and God go to work. Everything turned out OK, but I was really concerned for a while, thinking I might have to be a surrogate.
The chickens have been doing a great job keeping us in eggs to the tune of eleven dozen a week. Way to go girls! I have been feeding them pears from the pear trees and vegatable scraps as well. I enjoy being around them, they are such busy bodies. They come running when I am around, and it is hard to get anything done near them.
We had a first calf heifer that calved but didn't know what to do. I ended up penning them up together and let mother nature and God go to work. Everything turned out OK, but I was really concerned for a while, thinking I might have to be a surrogate.
Son Joe, Grandson Cash, myself, new calf.
Well my daughter Ami has become a hunter. Serious about bagging a trophy buck. Took the classes, bought a compound bow and ready to bag her first one. We hunted last weekend, it was nice to spend time together, even if there was not much talk.
The wild hogs have been tearing up the newly planted winter forage, so I have decided to do some hog control. I actually took down this one while bow hunting deer.
The wild hogs have been tearing up the newly planted winter forage, so I have decided to do some hog control. I actually took down this one while bow hunting deer.
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