Blind Hog and Acorn got prepared for the winter storm a few days early- no shame there! After 48+ hrs incarcerated in the dairy barn, goats have begin kidding. Acorn is a tired midwife. Dairy barn has been staying 10+ degrees warmer than outside. Might not sound like much but when it -8F outside, beingContinue reading “Season 3, Episode #45~ Polar Express on Christmas Eve”
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Season 3, Episode #44~ Goats will be Goats
Ain’t telling a goat what to do, that is for sure. No kids yet! Blind Hog and Acorn are still making cold weather preparations. Closed in the north gable end of the old goat barn- Acorn maintains she is NOT a hoarder, as that stack of old rusty sheet metal has come in handy for moreContinue reading “Season 3, Episode #44~ Goats will be Goats”
Season 3, Episode #43~ The Cows Came Home!
Took some finesse but the calves thought they would be tricksie and came home with the goats last Sunday- Acorn quickly closed a gate behind them, got them separated into the round pen and cheered! Let the weaning begin! Calpurnia, Lulu and Pi shuffled on down and over the next day. After 5 days with noContinue reading “Season 3, Episode #43~ The Cows Came Home!”
Season 3, Episode #42~ December Already!
Wellllllll, FIFA World Cup has certainly taken the attention of the farmers, and when the mornings are brisk, it is far too easy to toss another log on the fire and delay chores for just a wee bit longer… Cranberries have been processed, geese waddle around and still no goat kids yet. Cows and two calvesContinue reading “Season 3, Episode #42~ December Already!”
Season 3, Episode #41~ Stuffed with Stuffin’ and a Goooooooaaaaaallll!
The holiday week began with cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning. A bit of cooking too, but nothing crazy- was just Blind Hog, Acorn and Baby Badger. Turkey was cooked a week before, and the few sides were easy peasy. Usual chores continue. Wire horse panels purchased and cut for the goose pens and barn doorContinue reading “Season 3, Episode #41~ Stuffed with Stuffin’ and a Goooooooaaaaaallll!”
Season 3, Episode #40~ Pre-Thanksgiving P(r)ep Talk
Prepping of many kinds at SteelMeadow Farm… Cooking, baking, cleaning. Getting all the little fiddly bits done. Fruitcakes… Cinnamon rolls… Turkey… Blind Hog’s firewood is no longer growing oyster mushrooms, those logs went into the woodstove. Those logs were also very light, weight-wise, for their size. Guess the fungi have been taking care of that. Goats areContinue reading “Season 3, Episode #40~ Pre-Thanksgiving P(r)ep Talk”
Season 3, Episode #39~ Blind Hog has his Cake!
Busy enough week for Blind Hog and Acorn- cutting down dead trees for firewood, cleaning up the sewing room and culling through boxes and boxes of “stuffs…” A carload of recycling and thrift store drop offs… And the wall of boxes and shelves is so neat and tidy… Blind Hog had a great 81st birthday,Continue reading “Season 3, Episode #39~ Blind Hog has his Cake!”
Season 3, Episode #38~ Lull in Activities, Sorta…
Not a very exciting week… Garden chores, woodpile chores… Blah blah blah… Goats DID get vaccinated, with the help of the Badger. That was a might task that needed doing. Tail hairs sent off on four doelings to get them registered as 50%’ers… Acorn got all excited about a new coffee grinder but after recording theContinue reading “Season 3, Episode #38~ Lull in Activities, Sorta…”
Season 3, Episode #37~ Preparing for Winter
Apologies for any repeated material from week to week, but when everyday is the same, it is easy to get days mixed up! Blind Hog and Acorn have been busy with farm chores, food preparation, canning, woodsplitting. Today’s pasture walk revealed the winter forecast via persimmon seeds (spoiler, it was a spoon = snow). Sam’sContinue reading “Season 3, Episode #37~ Preparing for Winter”
Season 3, Episode #36~ Hurrah for Cell Phone Signal Improvements!
Has been a week of home electronic installation as Blind Hog and Acorn received and installed the new cell phone booster kit and yes, the big test of improved signal reception is apparent- the podcast episode loaded up before this first paragraph was completed! BOOM! Just like that! Besides putting up a new 6′ mastContinue reading “Season 3, Episode #36~ Hurrah for Cell Phone Signal Improvements!”
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