It been forever...here's what's new
The chickens are all grown up and we've even gotten a new set (adding silver laced wyandottes, and red stars to the araucana, buff orpington, and black australorp girls)
On March 19th, our first sow (Dorothy) had a litter of piglets. She had nine, seven survived. Clint and Craig finished the farrowing pen the night before she farrowed.
...Growing...
they're not babies anymore
We have done artificial insemination to re-breed the three full grown Berks. They will have piglets in September. Our only barrow will go for butcher along with our two corn-fed steers in August. (right around the corner)
Our full sized black angus was bred when we brought her home and she calved on May 20th.
The other three heifers are bred and will calve early September.
We have had a nice hay crop so far, and Clint started some custom cutting for several neighbors. We have more hay then we know what to do with, and we have continued to get rain. As I write, we had our second cutting yesterday.
(Kep & Sis looking for mice)
The sweet corn patch, vegetable garden and fruit tree orchard are all doing well. Look for updates i the next enstallment.
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