tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57227234564641633992024-03-13T22:53:43.333-07:00NovakancyThe Novak Family at Hill Top FarmNovak Notes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/14857973561853845496noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722723456464163399.post-5180740030446918022015-04-24T15:33:00.000-07:002015-04-24T17:33:22.368-07:00In The Swing of Spring <div style="text-align: center;">
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Spring is a busy time of preparation and work on the farm. We have had two litters of piglets. Rosie (Cody's sow) farrowed March 8th. She had five healthy piglets. Rosie and Cody both did a great job with their first farrowing. With smaller litters it is fun to name the babies. Their names are Cleo (the only gilt), Harry Potter, Darwin, Spotlight, and David.</div>
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Growing, growing, GONE. All but Cleo are sold and with new owners. </div>
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Next Edith had her litter of 13 on March 25th. Three were three still-born, and one (Oliver) was sick and was helped along until it was apparent he was in pain and was put down. The runt of the litter (Wilbur; of course) has been bottle fed and has lived in the house until this week. He is about one-half to one-third the size of the others, bless his little heart. He is a fighter, though and he is going to be just fine!</div>
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Edith has a congenital abnormality called Atresia Ani (no anus) so we were extra cautious when she farrowed to be attentive and ready to help. However, she delivered very well and has been a good mama.</div>
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this shows how much smaller Wilbur is than the rest</div>
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Castration Day:</div>
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We kept two boars from Edith's litter. The rest we castrated on a beautiful day two days after Edith's were born. </div>
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Before we even knew what the future held for us at Hill Top Farm, Clint and I purchased a book when were visiting a living history farm in South Dakota. It is a little-bit-of-everything book about self reliance by John and Martha Storey. In the section on bees it recommends a book by Richard E. Bonney titled Beekeeping A Practical Guide. Cody and I read the beekeeping book and we ordered three packages of bees and all of the necessary equipment. </div>
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April 23rd, our bees were ready to be picked up. The next morning we installed them in their hives. Following the instructions in the book made this process easy. </div>
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As I write this entry it has been a sunny cool spring day and now we are enjoying a gentle rain shower. We have cleared about half of our hay/grass field and oats are planted. We are looking forward to all the bounty the spring planting and tending will bring in summer. See you next time!<div>
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Well, business first. Poor Boris was defective. Without going into details, he wasn't up to the the task to which he was appointed. His previous owner had guaranteed his performance. So, on New Year's Eve Clint and I drove Boris back to the farm his was born on in Iowa. When we headed back to Colorado on the first day of the new year, we had four hogs. Two gilts were for other farmers, and we delivered them to their new owners in Kersey, Colorado. We returned to Hill Top Farm with a bred purebred Yorkshire gilt we call Pinky, and a new boar we call Hank. </div>
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Novak Notes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/14857973561853845496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722723456464163399.post-47109107397210499602014-10-21T08:22:00.001-07:002014-10-21T08:53:17.513-07:00Autumn<br />
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Autumn is upon us at Hill Top Farm. We have several new additions, and some subtractions as well.</div>
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Calvary, our little bottle calf steer from last summer finished at a healthy 700+ lbs. He and "Buddy" (one of two low line steers) both went to the butcher's on September 26th. The night before, we went out to their corral one last time and said goodbye. We knew this day would come, but we are already missing Calvary. He was just like a big puppy.</div>
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Calvary: 2 mo</div>
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Calvary: enjoying sweet corn harvest</div>
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mmmm alfalfa:</div>
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getting to be a big boy:</div>
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Our three cow/calf pairs were sold this summer. One full angus pair (Bonnie and her heifer calf; Maybelle) and two low line pairs Angus (bull calf) and his mom and Pinky Twist (heifer calf) and her mom. We lost the last calf we were expecting from our three covered low line moms. So the remaining low line steer and the calf-less low line heifer are being finished on corn for butcher sometime after the beginning of the year.</div>
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Andi with "Pinky Twist" (low line heifer calf):</div>
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"Angus" (low line bull calf)</div>
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The first of October, our new farm hand, Cody started working at Hill Top. He is easy to have around, a hard worker, and overall a great addition. He has taken up residence at the "Keeper's" house: the little guest house on our farm. We met him during hay season a year ago when Clint needed some hired help. He's involved in handling the hogs, putting up and fixing fence, painting, cutting, splitting, and stacking firewood, and all sorts of other jobs big and small. We really enjoy his company and he has a lot of varied experience to bring to the table. We're so glad to have him.</div>
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Cody:</div>
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After attempting Artificial Insemination (AI) with our three mature female pigs this summer, we produced five piglets on September 5th out of only one sow (Charlotte); two of which survived. Therefore, Clint was on a mission to find a boar for Hill Top Farm. He found a reputable hog farmer in Newton, IA. Then he and Cody drove out over two days and picked up one boar and three gilts. We have named the boar Boris, and he seems to enjoy his job at Hill Top Farm.</div>
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brand new piglets out of Charlotte</div>
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We also made a trip to Elizabeth, CO to buy a single Berkshire gilt. Andi named her Rosie, and she is the same age as our six gilts out of Dorothy. In the pictures below she is the one with darker black hair.</div>
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Rosie meeting the official Hill Top Welcome Committee:</div>
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Shortly after Dorothy's piglets were weaned, she started having trouble with her feet and spent a lot of time walking and standing on her knees. So, when the time came for our barrow to go to butcher, Dorothy went with him. We have been enjoying our first ever pork raised only at Hill Top Farm. DELICIOUS!</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">We have some grass seed planted in the yard where there is bare ground, and we are hoping for just a few more days of warm enough weather to let that take root. As of today: October 21, we have yet to get snow. Last year, our first snow fall was 6' on October 4th. We've had wonderful cold fall mornings with warm days.</span></div>
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Just for fun, here's Sawyer with the dogs this week: Kep is especially proud of the dove he has, Sis was taking turns hauling it around. Enjoy!</div>
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Summer us drawing to a close, and the crops are being harvested. The last two weeks we have done carrots, beets, beans, and corn from our garden. We have canned LOTS of different jams and jellies - store bought fruit. The pigs, cows, and chickens are always happy to help with corn. They mostly handle clean-up detail. It a family affair. </div>
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<br />Novak Notes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/14857973561853845496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722723456464163399.post-1133574826907729202014-07-21T17:13:00.001-07:002014-07-21T17:13:51.046-07:00A New YearIt's been over a year, and so much has happened at Hill Top Farm...let's catch up.<br />
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The ducks were delicious...enough said.</div>
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This January (2014) we added another 20 hens to our brood. We have a total of 40 hens. They are a mix of Buff Orpington, Black Autralorp, Araucana, Red Star, and Silver Laced Wyandotte.</div>
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We added chicks to our brood in January. A few Red Star and Silver Laced Wyandotte breeds.<br />
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Our two turkey hens and one tom were the center of the meal for Thanksgiving. We roasted one and smoked the other two. The tom weighed 28 lbs and the hens weighted 22 and 24 lbs. They were funny birds and they were a nice addition to Hill Top Farm. We may have a few again in the future, and they were delicious.<br />
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Our family trip to Nebraska resulted in a few new animal family members. The first of which is Calvary. He is a full blood black angus cow. We bottle fed him from May to September and he is growing and healthy.<br />
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We also brought home Delilah a Welch pony and her friend Poppy a miniature donkey. All three of these animals came from Rich and Lana Petersen's farm in Lyons, Nebraska. Rich is Jean's brother. </div>
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Our sweet corn harvest was bountiful and everyone enjoyed the "Puttin' Up"</div>
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This winter we decided to look for and consider purchasing some pigs. Specifically Berkshire hogs which are gentle in nature, and produce top of the line meat. On March 6th, Clint made a trip to Nebraska to pick up three guilts (female pigs thats have not had a litter of piglets yet).<br />
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Their names are Dorothy, Charlotte, and Agnes. Dorothy was bred when we got her. She had her first litter during the night of March 19th. Nine total piglets were born; 2 boars, and 7 guilts. One boar was still born, and the runt guilt we lost after three days. The rest are healthy and vigorous. They are really fun to watch and just today, they started to really venture out of the pen...time for more fencing.<br />
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<br />Novak Notes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/14857973561853845496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722723456464163399.post-41017748827469936372014-07-21T17:13:00.000-07:002014-07-21T17:13:11.620-07:00What's new at Hill Top Farm?It been forever...here's what's new<br />
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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)<br />
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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.</div>
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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)</div>
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Our full sized black angus was bred when we brought her home and she calved on May 20th.</div>
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<br />Novak Notes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/14857973561853845496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722723456464163399.post-43151965042485693672013-03-12T18:56:00.000-07:002013-03-12T18:56:02.664-07:00Moving out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The ducks are moving outside. They were getting picked on by the chickens and since they have quadrupled in size they needed more space. We are still working on making their pen completely safe from intruders but they are loving their new space. We gave them the kids' swimming pool and they love to swim and clean their feathers.Novak Notes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/14857973561853845496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722723456464163399.post-10799360750610204002013-02-15T11:31:00.000-07:002013-02-15T11:31:55.158-07:00Bath Time!We have had all of our flock for just over two weeks now. They seem right at home now. The ducks have grown to likely 3 times their size when they arrived.<br />
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They are bigger than the chicks and are a lot more active. They are stronger and can jump all over the chicks. They are sooo soft and fluffy. :)<br />
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We ordered 29 and they shipped 44 babies! This helps them to stay warm and survive the trip from Iowa. We may lose a couple when it's all said and done but they should start laying eggs around Abby's birthday in June. They are eating and drinking well so far.<br />
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