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Waiting Game

Time has finally arrived and we are days away from having Vanilla Bean deliver some kids. Based on her size, I am anticipating multiples. I have got my birthing kit ready and a spare spot for the new babies when they arrive. I will keep everybody posted when the good news comes.

Small vacation

Sorry I haven’t posted lately, life outside of the farm has been giving me a run for my money. It truly is a blessing to head home and have a safe haven after a long day at work. Somehow feeding, cleaning and taking care of the animals keeps you grounded. Some updated news- I believeContinue reading “Small vacation”

Evening trouble

I headed out to the barn for my normal evening chores. Some of the quail had laid some eggs on the ground between the barn and their outside run. As I walked through the run, I was completely startled by some noise in the back. It was dark so as I turned my head andContinue reading “Evening trouble”

Intruder Alert and other farm funs.

A Family of Intruders So I have been finding some leftovers of an animal that I did not recognize. Each time all my animals were all looking great but I was seeing poop that was about the size of a dog. . . and we don’t have a dog. As I would check theContinue reading “Intruder Alert and other farm funs.”

Halloween

The kids were pretty excited for halloween and since we loved the movies this year around wonder woman and star wars, the kids & goats decided to theme their costumes. We enjoy taking the goats with us for Halloween and check in with all the neighbors. Every year, we are so blessed how the neighborsContinue reading “Halloween”

Weekend Away & Getting the Pigs Settled In.

Minnesota North Shore One of my true loves is time up on the Lake Superior North Shore. There is little that compares to the scenery and uniqueness of the region. Every resort and hotel could be booked up and you could still feel like you have the trails to yourself. I have tried going toContinue reading “Weekend Away & Getting the Pigs Settled In.”

Fall Babies

It has probably only been a few weeks since we brought our last batch of pigs into the butcher but Dustin was already talking about the next batch. We wanted to do some updating on our fencing before we ordered the next batch, so I was not in any huge hurry. Well, the itch toContinue reading “Fall Babies”

Fall Fun

It has been a little while since I have posted partly due to the amount of multi-tasking I am now doing with the school year in full swing. We have had a lot of changes both professionally and personally. Throughout all the changes, I still relish the opportunity to head home from a hard dayContinue reading “Fall Fun”

Egg hunt fun… or not so much fun.

So lately my next batch of chicks are now at laying age and they’ve been doing pretty good with giving me eggs everyday or every other day. What I started noticing though is that my leghorns were laying everyday but I wasn’t always finding their eggs. I have three leghorns and first I started gettingContinue reading “Egg hunt fun… or not so much fun.”

County Fair & New Additions

We have come a full circle and completed the county fair. It was 5 days of camping, competing and enjoying warm Minnesota days with a full fair menu. The kids had a good run and I even registered us correctly to compete. The kids did receive blue ribbons for both showmanship and breed categories. EliContinue reading “County Fair & New Additions”