Missouri Farm Girl: Health and Homeschooling on the Homestead: Our Family Travels: Minnesota Moments

Missouri Farm Girl: Health and Homeschooling on the Homestead: Our Family Travels: Minnesota Moments: As the weather changes from warm summers, crisp fall days to finally cold winter mornings, I think about my friends and family in the North ...

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.

Chickens, Pears and a Field Trip

This week was another busy week.  Chickens needed their home cleaned.  So the kids and I waited for the chickens to get out of the henhouse and then we shut the door as they came out.  We checked for mites and shook DE on them.  We continued to  scraped out feces and bird feathers etc.  and finished by putting DE on the bottom of the floor and nesting boxes. We put a fresh bed of straw.

My next new adventure making Fermented Pear Sauce.  I purchased yogurt at Hy-Vee

I put the yogurt over a strainer and cheesecloth overnight sitting over a glass bowl.  I let it sit about 12 hours and the whey was waiting at the bottom of the glass bowl. 

I decided to use the whey but you could use water kefir if you have it.

Next, I put pears to a food processor and pureed them smooth.  I then added 1 tsp of salt and added two Tbls. of the whey.  Mixed well and placed in quart jars and let them sit.  I will find out tomorrow how it turns out. 

Lastly, Friday we traveled to Linneus for a field trip tour of our county courthouse and old jail museum. We had a great time with our homeschool group learning about the prosecuting and sheriff's departments, MU extension office and the old jail museum.