Pasture improvements

The cold weather has arrived in Michigan. We’ve already had enough snow to build a huge snowman, and several days where the temps didn’t get above freezing. That means the trough heaters have come out, the barn cat’s heated bed has come out, we have our winter storage of hay, straw, and sawdust. Our last item to address before everything permanently froze for the winter was the pig pasture, which is also where we overwinter the cattle once the hogs are slaughtered.

Dogs are getting along great! Tilly is growing quickly through the puppy stages.

We peeled off the top layer of slop that was mid calf on me

Brought in about 8 loads of stone

So much better and safer for me to walk over all winter. I think the pigs approve!

Petting Zoo

This is our 2nd year volunteering to do a petting zoo at a local church event. It’s fun sharing our animals with the community! We bring ducks, a rabbit, a calf, and a pony.

Pippy the pony

Missy’s calf, Marty

Domino, our new Californian buck we’ll be using for breeding

My daughter, the giant chicken, hanging out at the poultry pen with a couple of our ducks