OK I am concerned for my little calf. He has a tummy ache. I have googled and realized that he has been through a trauma moving around to my farm. I have put an extra heat lamp in his pen. I have fed him some electrolytes and I have not made his milk replacer soContinue reading “Calf has a tummy ache”
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Cream of Wheat
One of my favorite breakfast food is a bowl of cream of wheat. It is one of my ultimate comfort foods. I take mine with a pat of butter, a splash of cream and a spoonful of homemade jelly. My mother would feed it to us as children. It was cheap to make and veryContinue reading “Cream of Wheat”
Our Baby Calf has been delivered
Today was a symbolic beginning to Chuck and my retired farm living. Today at 4:30 pm our little brown calf was delivered to the farm. We have purchased black Angus pregnant cows in the past. They are pretty expensive. I enjoy seeing the births but it takes a wile to turn a profit. We areContinue reading “Our Baby Calf has been delivered”
Preparing The Nursery
As you see from the picture I was getting an early start on the day. I had to get this pen ready for my doodler (bottle calf). This pen has been used for all sorts of animals. My mother kept chickens in it. My daughter kept bunnies in it. Now I am getting ready toContinue reading “Preparing The Nursery”
How Now Brown Cow, or Should I say Bull
I am so excited. I have been looking for the first project on the farm to share on my blog, This little guy is it. A bottle fed calf is called a Doodler. When my kids were little we would buy a few doodler Holsteins at the sale and my kids would bottle feed them.Continue reading “How Now Brown Cow, or Should I say Bull”
Our Friend Bill
Chuck meets many people working at the grocery. He had one customer who truly stood out. This customer is a 80 something year old 6 foot 4 tall rancher. He would come asking Chuck for the store brand orange soda in the two liter bottle. Once Chuck realized how much the rancher was buying heContinue reading “Our Friend Bill”
Chaos for a Caretaker
It seems I have spent most of my life being a caretaker. I see posts of people who are burdened by this position in life. It is a great responsibility and I do not always do a good job at it. I was given this task by God on several occasions to take care ofContinue reading “Chaos for a Caretaker”
God’s Plan
I am nobody special. I am just a person trying to make it through life with out cracking too hard. I was raised by a woman that made all of her children feel they were above others. She wanted us to have confidence and be strong. Many times we were not allowed to play withContinue reading “God’s Plan”
Colors on a Pinwheel
As a child one of my favorite things to buy at the five and dime was a pinwheel. We did not have much money growing up. She did her best to find treasures that would make us smile. This was a special item I was allowed to purchase. I was a particular child. I likedContinue reading “Colors on a Pinwheel”
Chuck and Dinky’s Love Story
I was going through a breakup of a 26 year marriage. It was not ending well. It was Christmas day and life was very empty. I had been spending most of my free time on Facebook. It was a new thing for me and I enjoyed getting reacquainted with old classmates. During my first marriageContinue reading “Chuck and Dinky’s Love Story”
Dinky on the Farm 