I don’t know whether to call this part the fun part or the hard work part. In general, it takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup. That’s a lot of boiling and watching a lot of steam coming […]
I was skeptical about boiling our own maple syrup the first time we tried it years ago. Now, I can’t imagine going through the month of February without it. If you are interested in tapping some sugar maple trees and boiling down […]
Calves are an adorable addition to a farm. Keeping track of their birth days and appearance is important to remember ages when the time comes to sell them and, also, to be able to show a potential buyer their lineage. Also, you […]
I’m going to start this post with an apology for not taking more pictures. When it’s single digits or below outside, though, it’s too cold to be holding a camera. We are in the cold part of winter. The dark days between […]
When thinking about subjects for my daughter to take this year for her homeschooling, I never thought of bird identification. It wasn’t until after visiting her grandfather that our daughter announced that she wanted a bird feeder so that she could take […]
The first batch of chickens we bought after deciding to get back into laying hens included GoldSweet. That year, we bought a mix of Isa Browns, Australorps, and Easter Eggers. GoldSweet was an Isa Brown, a breed we ended up loving especially […]
The first slide is on! Between injuries, huge snowfalls, delayed tire deliveries, and frozen sand, getting to this stage took longer than we expected. However, we got the tires stacked on top of each other and the slide attached! Part 2 is […]
Meet the newest addition to the herd. Our little, kitchen-sink heifer. This amazing girl was born just a few hours before sundown on a night that we had negative degree temperatures, which is one of the reasons why we put the cattle […]
After the ridiculous cold spell, this post felt like it needed revisiting. Usually, deep bedding is something that you build up gradually. When the temperatures suddenly took a nose dive two weeks ago, we were throwing the deep bedding together as quickly […]
Our black and white, blue-eyed buck. His full name is Harry Potter because, you guessed it, he has a white mark on his forehead that resembles a lightning bolt. He’s given us some pretty amazing babies!