Cold Weather and Livestock – Jan 12, 2021

The cold weather has come south this week. We have had to disconnect water lines to prevent them from bursting. … More

Cow Giving Birth – Jan 3, 2020

Today Cherokee, our half Jersey and half Hereford cow, gave birth (calved). She was bred by artificial insemination to a … More

I have mentioned to you that our Ayrshire heifer (a dairy breed) was due to calf soon. She decided to … More

As a mom of a calf roper, I understand the difficulty in keeping roping calves healthy. I’d like to share … More

This majority of the information in this blog post had been generously shared by Dr. Amanda K. White at Carolina … More

Today Ninja, our Angus cross beef cow, calved (or gave birth) to a big healthy bull calf. She was bred … More

Today we broke a pond lever so it can be fixed. Tree roots are causing the pond to leak, which … More

It’s moving day! Not for us, for the 4-H animals. Today our entire 4-H club moved all of their show … More

All 5 calves are nursing well on the two dairy cows. It is taking all 5 to nurse out both … More