Alexandra finally got a horse!

"Class" our first horse on the farm.

Alexandra calls our newest heifer "Red Alert".

Cali and the new kitty Butterscotch.
Thanks Emily!

Happy 14th Birthday Blake!

Today is Blake's Birthday. ( Happy Birthday Son! ) He is 14! We are having family over for lunch - Homemade Lasagna made with homemade ricotta and mozzarella (the other cheeses were store bought) and salad from the garden.

Fiesty calf gave us a run for our money

We went to buy some Red Angus Heifers this morning and turns out one had a calf. We had to search the fellow's property for the calf. It was hidden on a hill under blackberry bushes. He took off like a dart around a pond across the field through an electric fence across the road into another pasture and in a brush area which we later found out was known to be the home of some copperhead snakes. What a workout. Ended up bringing only one cow home and gotta go back for 2 more cows and the calf.

After we got home we fertilized the gardens ate some lunch and napped then Darrin, Dalton and Blake did some fence work.

We have busy gardening (weeding) and putting up fence for some more cows.

Milk production down, baby chicks flying and yogurt making a success

We are wondering why we went from getting a gallon of milk from Lola Belle to about a glass today. Could baby calf (May Belle) be going through a growth spurt and drinking more?

Darrin is in a rush to finish the chicken coup because the baby chicks are starting to fly out of the big wooden box.

Yogurt making with the Yolife yogurt making was so easy yesterday I plan to make more as soon as milk production comes back up.






Now I am looking for cheese making supplies.