Our newest addition to the farm!

Herford bull calf

Projects in full swing....

Seems like we start a new project before we finish with the last. We planted more garden which included, sweet potatoes, more lettuce, squash, melons, tomatoes, peppers and cabbage.

We helped the vet to vaccinate and test the horse for Coggins and float her teeth. She is very sleepy still....

We planted strawberries and finished the chicken/turkey shed with fence minus a few trims of the siding along the side as you see here.

We have only one turkey that has successfully hatched, as the others were not fertilized.  We have another batch to try next week and we are hoping for the best.  We looked this up to see if we could figure out if this turkey was a Hen or Tom.  They say it is not 100 percent accurate but to keep checking weekly.... She is cute isn't she?

Kids walked and groomed their show animals and we moved the cow aka "Martha," to fresh grass. She is happy now! We are so excited to see her calf- due anytime.

Calf, Horse and Kid Training

Today was a productive day on the farm.  We had much more activity around the area, as it was opening day of deer season.

Today's wonderful weather again made our jobs easier. My daughter and I worked with a horse trainer first thing this morning.  Next, we worked on on making the water spicket freeze proof we hope :)  We covered it with a plastic barrel and stuffed it with insulation.  Next post, I will expand on what I feel is an invention in the making.

I have been looking at solar panels with Missouri Wind and Solar.  We may have electricity soon to the barn. We have a Richie waterer but there is a leak, but doesn't due us much good without electricity.  We will get the new copper fitting and fix that next week.  

Finally, we worked on putting up more boards on the barn that has seen better days.  If that old barn could talk....My dad said when he was a kid they would jump on yearling calves and have their own rodeo. Well, we don't have rodeos but we are making memories.