I love living in the Alberta countryside. The amazing Alberta Skies brighten every day Sunrise Every morning I am greeted with a beautiful sky, lit up by the sunrise. I am awakened each morning as the sun comes thru my bedroom windows, turning the walls beautiful oranges and reds. Then I check the weather app… Continue reading Amazing Alberta Skies
Category: Farm
Hard Decisions
Bad Year It has been a rough Year. Rough Years lead to hard decisions. Because of these factors, we had to make the hard decision to reduce our Kiko Goat herd. We always plan to keep the herd small because we like to give the animals as much attention as we can, but had planned… Continue reading Hard Decisions
Hay Days
We made lots of Hay We spent most of the last week making Hay. We Mowed, Raked, Baled, and stored about 180 bales of Hay. We still have half the fields to go. It didn’t all go smoothly. Day 1. The rain stopped and we were not forecasted any rain for the next 3 days.… Continue reading Hay Days
Making Hay
We are baling our own hay with a mini round baler
Our Barn
We finally have a barn
Growing Fodder
What is Fodder? Definition of fodder 1: something fed to domestic animals. especially: coarse food for cattle, horses, or sheep In a fodder system, a grain like barley, wheat or oats is sprouted in plastic trays and allowed to grow for seven days and then fed to livestock. Sprouted grains can be grown indoors without soil. It is… Continue reading Growing Fodder
The Big Round Bale BURST!
Lead Up The Farmer who hayed our fields left us two big round bales to feed our goats thru winter. These bales are huge – about 1600 lbs each, and my tractor is not big enough to lift them. I wanted to move them closer to the animal sheds. Because I can’t lift them, I… Continue reading The Big Round Bale BURST!
The Tractor Tire Fell OFF!
Another Tractor Adventure I was just driving along in my Tractor, when I noticed that something didn’t feel right… I looked down and saw that the Left Front Tire was completely off the rim! I can do this… I found all the right tools and took the tire off the rim. Used the bucket to… Continue reading The Tractor Tire Fell OFF!
Fencing done!
goat fencing project done for this year.
Fencing Update #1
The fencing project is taking a lot longer than we expected.