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Category Archives: Cows
Clean up crew
The steers are always happy to dispose of any palatable greens in the post-freeze garden cleanup! I figure we get double duty out of them this way; first, it’s cow food; then it’s compost, which then becomes topsoil!
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Weed Disposal
Our steers are quite happy to oblige any and all gardening-types that might be pulling weeds along the pasture fences in their vicinity. Dandelions are a particular favorite. They are not, however, fond of my incessant picture taking. “Put down … Continue reading
The Iris Pruner
I might have to move some of my iris rhizomes. I finally caught the culprit that’s been doing some unauthorized trimming. Steers like irises. Who knew?
Steer Photo Op
These two, seriously. They stand outside the garden and beg for treats, and I somehow managed to hit the jackpot with the photogenic moments.
New Steers
We have two new additions to the field. They get it all to themselves, too; the butcher came Wednesday. Rosebud got a video of our friends Allen and Clem rounding up the herd that these two steers are from, into … Continue reading
Hay storage
Our Costco tarp carport frame snapped at the base of the poles in the windstorms we had last winter. It was anchored to railroad ties, but the legs snapped in the supports. This fall, we are re-engineering without actually creating … Continue reading
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Butchering Day
An absolutely crazy amount of work got done here today (Saturday evening). Between us, the butcher, and some friends (I’m not saying who!), we managed to get the entire herd sent off to freezer camp minus the steer that isn’t … Continue reading
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Tarped In The Nick Of Time
The haystack was brought in and stacked over the weekend through the ongoing efforts of Mr. Caffeinated and our local herd of teenagers. They are all very, very sore. The Moose and Junior are very much enamored with this giant … Continue reading
Gettin’ Hay While The Sun Shines
Ten TONS of hay moved and stacked in one (very long) afternoon. Four trailer loads. My teens (born and borrowed) ROCK. Yes, Natter drove that load. I sat in the passenger seat, with the intention of saying helpful things like, … Continue reading
Cukes for Cows
My friend: “My fiancé wants to know what I’m doing. I told him that I’m feeding cucumbers to cows. He says, “I don’t believe you.” Well. Photographic evidence shall be forthcoming. And then we picked blackberries.
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