Bull Calf Born

Our beef cow named Ninja, a black bald-face (usually an Angus/Hereford cross), calved this morning. I want to share a … More

Extra Teats on Dairy Heifers

This may seem strange, but often times dairy heifers will have “extra” teats. These are technically called “supernumerary” teats. It … More

Today the new heifer calf went out in the big pasture to get some warm sunshine. We went to our … More

It’s a heifer! It’s official. We have a beautiful new heifer calf. She was born just after midnight on June … More

Autumn is quite unconcerned with my concern over her prolonged gestation. She is going out to pasture in the daylight … More

It’s been a wet, soggy winter here in the south. It’s so nice to have a beautiful week of sunshine … More

When a calf is born, it does not have any immune system of its own. The very first milk that … More

Today we remade my raised garden bed in front of the barn. I had treated landscape timbers there, but nothing … More