Blind Hog and Acorn said goodbye to Skittles the macaw this week- the houseguest went back home. In fact, the neighbors sent pictures- they have cleared the location of the house, pushed all the remains in a pile and will haul the metal to the recyclers. The site looks great. Is also helpful when youContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #16~ The Dude Abides…”
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Season 5, Episode #15
Warning! There is a VERY LOUD houseguest at the farm… What a week… Eclipse, asparagus, quads, and our neighbor’s housefire capped things off. I just cannot imagine their loss. While they get themselves straightened out, we are babysitting Mr Skittles, a scarlet macaw. One bottle kid is on a 3x a day feeding schedule, theContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #15”
Podcast Delay…
Blind Hog and Acorn will try to get the podcast recorded on the 14th; had a bit of an emergency next door. We are babysitting Skittles as our neighbors lost their house to a fire. They were able to get the cage out just in the nick of time. Yes, I put on the LawrenceContinue reading “Podcast Delay…”
Season 5, Episode #14~ 18th Anniversary…
Yup- 18 years ago Blind Hog, Acorn and the Badger, along with all the stuffs/animals/pickups/trailers- began the two day drive to Missouri… Monday is Eclipse Day… So exciting. The farm should see 99.4% totality. Lil’ honkers hatching but not without issues… Blind Hog had issues with his laptop… Acorn is still pissed at the deer butContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #14~ 18th Anniversary…”
Season 5, Episode #13~ To Bee or not to Bee…
BEES IN THE HOUSE! Yes, mild panic ensued but 5 bees was 5 more than needed. One of Acorn’s nightmares… Turns out, it was a few mason bees hatching out after hibernating in the bark of firewood that Blind Hog brought in…. PHEW!!! Yo-yo temperatures continue. Acorn may have to buy cold crop garden starts after all… Continue reading “Season 5, Episode #13~ To Bee or not to Bee…”
Season 5, Episode #12~ Milk for the Morning Cake
Milk at least for the morning skyr… Yes, milking time is back. Even have a half-dairy girl who thinks she is worthy of the morning ritual. Acorn has had one like this in the past. old Bonehead did just fine for many years… Goslings hatching, three so far and the buyer will take them inContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #12~ Milk for the Morning Cake”
Season 5, Episode #11~ Win Some, Lose Some…
Chevy Tracker is running again! Acorn for the mechanic win! Goats being born (17) and two doelings died- one by black vulture attack, the other probably butted hard when it got confused and went to the wrong nanny. Trying to graft Peanut (the runty triplet) onto the nanny whose kid was killed by the vulture. Continue reading “Season 5, Episode #11~ Win Some, Lose Some…”
Season 5, Episode #10~ Miracle Max
“See that little doeling? She’s not dead, she’s just mostly dead” as Miracle Max would say… And so kidding begins… Triplets, twins, twins, and an eight pound miracle single. Second batch of goose eggs in the incubator, cold snap moving in tonight. Blind Hog has been splitting firewood, Acorn playing the midwife. All and all, a tiringContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #10~ Miracle Max”
Season 5, Episode #9~ Scrap Metal Dozens of Dollars…
After the purge came the big payout… 686 lbs of scrap metal to the recycler, all for $76… Like selling a truckload of black walnuts to the hulling station… Actually, walnuts bring a few more pennies per pound… Workshop cleared, hay set out, goats sorted-tagged-vaxxed, fuel filter replaced on the Tracker. Now Acorn has toContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #9~ Scrap Metal Dozens of Dollars…”
Season 5, Episode #8~ The Great Purge
Acorn is going to town cleaning the workshop; or as Frank calls, it our “plunder room…” Like Texas has pirates? Plunder? Arrrrrrrrrr! How it started- “just cleaning up the potting table…” A good week of work on the farm overall. Bookkeeping done, doctor appts all good, farm animals doing well and Blind Hog is bringingContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #8~ The Great Purge”
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