We’ve come to that point in the year where the Oregon weather has made the ground wet enough that it’s time for the Ladies to come off the pastures and into the barns for winter. We rotationally graze our herd for as many months out of the year as the weather allows. But once the […]
Cow Appreciation Day
National Cow Appreciation Day is today! I know I posted on Facebook about this Friday as some had declared that the day, but I’m hearing again that it’s today. And hey who doesn’t like appreciating cows, so might as well do it again today!! Honestly where would we be without dairy? I personally, and not […]
When S#*T Happens…..You can’t make this stuff up!
I enjoy a good fictional book, honestly I LOVE to read, kind of book worm. There’s just something about disappearing into a different world for a little while. I recently started reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris, they are great fun and just and easy read. (And no I haven’t started watching Trueblood, […]
Morning Sickness in Cows?
Compelling new observations prove that cows may suffer some resemblance of the morning sickness that pregnant women experience……….. Ok pretty much joking about all this, but there is a story behind it! Meet Beatrice. She’s our Boss Cow or Lead Cow of the herd, pretty much meaning she’s in charge of all the Ladies. She […]
They’re not all happy endings…..
Jesusita~to say she’s a favorite would be an understatement! Never is life and death more evident then on the farm. When you become the caretaker of animals, you take on all responsibilities good and bad. In a way I feel it is a little like playing God and yet never is it more apparent that […]
{Wordless Wednesday}
Okay sometime soon, I will get around to a real post. But the weather has been so nice lately, that I’ve too busy outside enjoying!! Our Ladies have been too!!
March’s Cow of the Month
Miss March 2013 Briar Abiqua Acres Yogibear Briar has been bestowed the honor of Miss March (And February, I know I am behind, so she’s got two months worth of honor!) but she could honestly take the title of Rookie of the Year without batting an eye. We often times get inquires from people […]
Classification – Feb. 2013
Saturday Feb. 16, 2013 the classifier from the American Guernsey Association came to evaluate our herd. Luckily the weather held almost all day, with only one major downpour. Although it was cold, we had a great day! Here are some highlights and high scores from our herd: 1st Lactation Standouts: Abiqua Acres Yogi Briar: VG-85 […]
January’s Cow of the Month
So I thought it would be kind of fun to introduce you to some of the Ladies here on our farm with a focus on one of them as the Cow of the Month! So more then a little late, but here is Miss January! For the first one I thought it was only appropriate […]
