I spent Christmas Day night (the 25th) and the night of the 26th at the Emergency Clinic working overnight shifts.…
Smokehouse Meat
Marty & the boys started a fire in the smokehouse this morning. Tonight we have smoked brisket and smoked pork…
National Poultry Improvement Plan
What’s not to love about chickens?!? (This handsome cockerel is an English Black Orpington.) They are easy keepers, lay eggs,…
Milk Cow
Meet Autumn. She’s our resident Jersey cow. She started out 5 years ago as a young heifer 4-H project. Since…
Piglet Woes
These Berkshire babies haven’t faired well. They were all born Saturday when the weather was nice. By Sunday morning, the…
Orange Trees & Christmas Lights
Here in south Louisiana, we live right on the northern edge of the citrus tree growing area. We can grow…
Equine – Bot Flies
If you have horses, you may have seen these tiny yellow spots on your horse’s coats. These are actually bot…
Heat lamps, hay, and oxytocin
Cleo has delivered 7 healthy piglets: 5 gilts (girls) and 2 boars (boys). Newborn piglets can’t regulate their body temp…
Berkshire babies!
Our Berkshire sow went into labor at lunch today. We have 4 healthy piglets under the heat lamp so far.…