Happy Thanksgiving to all! We hope that yours has been a good one! Our Thanksgiving has been a quiet one this year. We had our family meal on Saturday with all the kids at a buffet in town. Today, we stayed in with the youngest kids, and had a traditional English breakfast for lunch. It…
Author: The Lord of The Manor
We Lost a Calf
I had a farrier by last night to look at the hooves of our mare, which have not been done for far too long. just before he arrived, I noticed that one of the calves was lying about looking like he wanted to die. With the gent on his way, I could not address it…
Autumn Proper
The first week of November is already by, and I am already starting to lament the thought of that long period between Christmas and spring planting, when the seed catalogues come, and the season never seems to go. Everyone who lives with plants knows just what I mean. As for those with animals, unless they…
Tractor Work
So many years ago I picked up parts of an old walk that went from the front door to the roadside. I did it when we decided to put in a fence and cut off access straight in with it, circle drive, and a tree. I used some for crazy paving in Missus’ herb garden,…
A Storm Blows Through the Farm
I woke up this morning around 2:45 and noticed the ghostly sound of children screaming. Turned out it was just the wind. I was out doing chores last night and noticed the tarp had blown off the hay pile. Well, that will never do. That is one of those fixes that has got to be…
First Snowfall 2022
Today actually marks the second or third snowfall of the season, but how much does one count before it gets counted? All three might have amounted to enough to put on the car and measure half an inch of the white stuff. The reason I am mentioning it today however is because I went out…
The New Tractor
Well, I guess it was October 4th that the new tractor was delivered to the farm. It showed up and I must say, I was not impressed with the dealership’s delivery. They forgot the tiller, they brought it with a broken wiper fluid lid, and they brought the key to another tractor. The coolant was…
Late Summer Projects Update
I have finished most of the fencing for the old llama pens in the side yard next to the house. These pens are conveniently located and make life easy daily, but especially in winter, for feeding and caring for the animals. I have two goats in the pen I am looking at keeping the calves…
Projects Right Now
We have a lot more going on here than usual right now, and in spite of the heat, though I do have to take it easy in the midday sun. We have started piling up hay for winter, finally. I have the firewood coming along, and we are bottle feeding four calves that will be…
Today’s Calf Report
The Holstiens did great today. Both feedings went well. They were eager to eat, and all of them got through their bottles fairly quickly. I dropped in a bit of hay to see how they might take to it. But as I recall, I need to feed them out on the bottles till the six-week…