We woke up to an inch of snow this morning
Our temperatures have been running about 10 degrees below normal — or more. Brrr. When Mittens saw snow on the ground this morning, she made a scrunched up ugly face. She was not happy!...
Meat for our homestead
Besides arranging for our first homestead seminar in May, we're taking care of our year's meat. Last week, we hauled our big, 1,400-pound steer in to the processing plant. To pay for the expense...
Q and A: moving chicks outside, meat grinder, and condensation in canned pecans
Moving chicks outside
We live in the northeast (New York) current temps 27-38 highs and 8-30 lows. We hatched 5 chicks November 7th, 2012. They are currently housed in our warm basement (72 degrees). We...
With all the snow, the deer are having a hard time
When I drove to town today, I saw four deer standing on the road. I stopped back a ways to let them decide what they wanted to do. Finally they turned around and jumped...
Our younger calves are now out to pasture
We turned our eight-month-old calves out to pasture on the old horse pasture a few days ago and we love watching them munch happily on the orchard grass and clover. What a satisfying feeling!...