Normal start to Morning My day started normally, at about 7 am with animal chores. I fed the goats, and cleaned their house and yard. Then I let them graze outside their yard for a while. When I pulled up in the tractor with a load of fresh cut branches, they raced back into their… Continue reading Tractor (Mis)Adventure
Category: Farm
We bought a Bush Mower
Why a bush mower? We have lots of hay land. It gets harvested by a farmer each year. We can’t afford the equipment required to harvest our own hay. But, we do need to be able to mow some pastures and clean up areas missed, or avoided, by the farmer. My Son in law thinks… Continue reading We bought a Bush Mower
Today’s Project – A Creep Gate
What’s a creep gate? A creep gate provides a physical barrier that only allows smaller animals access. This allows smaller animals to enter and feed on precious and expensive minerals and feed while keeping adults out. How did I make it? I used some rough cut lumber and some metal tubes and threw it together…… Continue reading Today’s Project – A Creep Gate
Adventures with Septic
I Know Nothing about Septic Systems…. So, lets set the scene here… I was born and raised in the city. I have had no exposure to septic systems prior to moving here 2 months ago. So what was I doing at 4 AM this morning? Dealing with a Septic ALARM! The dog woke me up… Continue reading Adventures with Septic
Getting ready for livestock
I am very eager (some would say impatient) to get things happening to move us towards our farm goals, but you can’t build fences when the ground is frozen solid…. Fences need to wait until spring. What we can do… Plan where things will go eventually. We tried putting stakes out to mark where our… Continue reading Getting ready for livestock
Pallet Compost Box
My first Construction project on the farm… Well I am not sure that you can call it construction. Melissa brought home some free pallets and I strapped them together. We didn’t want to have them permanently fastened, because we will need to take the pallets apart to turn the compost and/or move the pile. The… Continue reading Pallet Compost Box
My First Tractor
There is a lot to think about when choosing a tractor, especially when you know nothing about tractors and have never driven one! How Big? If we want to do our own hay we would need over 50 horsepower. That is getting into a lot of $$$$. We decided that we are fine with a… Continue reading My First Tractor