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…”
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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”
Season 5, Episode #7~ Snow to 70’s and Back to the Teens…
Holy temperature rollercoaster, Batman! Super Bowl, then snow, then 70’s, and tomorrow will be in the teens… Geese are laying, eggs picked up and in the incubator. Cold weather seeds are started- LED grow lights turning everything pink. Goats have hay, so happy we are not kidding this early. New washer/dryer pair are the bomb,Continue reading “Season 5, Episode #7~ Snow to 70’s and Back to the Teens…”
Season 5, Episode #6~ Roofing and Appliance Funs
Acorn got the first major section of the roof re-screwed, Blind Hog cut a downed tree that had been bugging him. After several hours of researching, Acorn found a washer dryer pair that fit the bill for the farm- no fru fru cycles, no wifi enabling… Just the facts, ma’am… LG 3400… The washerContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #6~ Roofing and Appliance Funs”
Season 5, Episode #5~ Up on the Roooooof….
Much accomplished! 1,000 screws replaced in the roof of the house, 2,000 more should do it. These have been ordered. House repairs, farm chores, goats got worked. Temps hit 70!!! Nice moon the other day, getting about time to start some seeds…
Season 5, Episode #4~ Ice Cometh and Leaveth…
The farm got iced; Acorn fell on her ass, the Subaru slipped and Blind Hog was reeled in like a big old tuna. Happily, the icing only lasted 48 hrs which was LONG enough! Power never flickered and next week the farm will see actual sunshine and temps pushing 60F. Acorn went to a henContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #4~ Ice Cometh and Leaveth…”
Season 5, Episode #3~ Playoffs and Single Digits…
Winter embraces us, and between chores, throwing wood in the stove, and keeping the livestock happy, Acorn has been able to manage to sit down and watch some football. Blind Hog will get some chocolate pie later today, named after Bruce the NannyDog. Blind Hog just went to the dentist, so might as well enjoyContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #3~ Playoffs and Single Digits…”
Season 5, Episode #2~ Cold Snap…
Right frosty on the farm and it will only get colder… Highs in the single digits??!! What is this? Buffalo, NY?? Good news is that we will have a couple days above freezing later next wee, then by 10 days it will be in the 40’s again. Unfortunately, the much used yard hydrant froze. AcornContinue reading “Season 5, Episode #2~ Cold Snap…”
Blind Hog and Acorn 