Shannon and I had a blast at the 4H Fair. It was our second year, and we decided to add MORE birds this year. We had originally planned...

I know, I just said we would say goodbye to Sharon first. Well, we didn't. Even though Sharon can't feed her lamb, she still takes care...

So... some plans just never fall in place correctly. Fat Sharon apparently, is really just fat. We thought she was carrying triplets,...

My ducks do NOT have a predictable laying season. My chickens function like clockwork - they kick into high gear in mid-March, grow their...

I hadn't realized the depth of some recent happenings until I started looking at numbers. The losses of Goliath and Marcia were bigger...

I have a confession to make. I never wanted to start a farm. I wanted to start a dog rescue. I remember when we first saw the land that...

This week, we are taking 6 sheep in for processing. This is what we do, it's not huge news. However, there are a few tough goodbyes in...

I hate writing these posts. I hate saying goodbye. Today we lost a friend. With the most beautiful eyes, our Goliath. Let's go back to...

I've been hesitating to post this until I had answers. Today I got them. We have only sent an animal to CSU for Necropsy 3 times. One was...

So in case you are new to the site, or didn't hear.... things are turned on end for us. The house fire will leave our lives in an ongoing...

It's been an interesting year. I don't want to dredge up the negatives, but let's see if I can find out what we did accomplish in 2018 to...

So the farm has been wearing us down. We originally wanted no big equipment on the farm. We never wanted to take out any loans to run it,...

I can't make everyone happy. It's frustrating. Unfortunately, I'm stupid enough to try sometimes. Sometimes I do draw the line. We...

My favorite time of year is when we finish turkey processing, and relatively shut down the farm for a while. It's true, we always have...

I had a much different frame of mind this time last year. Yes, this is still our last big push until we get to hibernate for the winter....

That's how fast everything can change. That's how fast your spreadsheets all go to hell. That's how fast all your planning, preparing,...

It's that time of the year when everything starts to flip on its head. We are bearing down for the last haul until Thanksgiving. Once we...

Aaah! The joy of ducks! It's such a rollercoaster. I struggle to find customers to sell duck eggs to, especially as they are laying in...

We've had a rough year. Some simple mistakes, bad luck, and bad decisions have paved the way for some serious losses on the farm. But...

We've have had a spotty history with raising beef. It was 2010 when we adopted Marlow, our very first steer. He was like a giant great...