Losing Our Shirts, Keeping The Farm

This past weekend, we had to put ear tags on 17 weanling piglets and 2 young adult pigs.  We'd been busy and let the task wait longer th...

Thanks everybody for all the great name suggestions in our "Name This Piggy" contest !  Now it's time to announce the finalist...

We have two litters of rare American Guinea hog piglets almost ready for weaning.  Our sow Cerridwen's litter is especially nice this t...

As the chick brooding season began this spring, I told my husband it was time to build a chick brooder.  I came up with the design, and he d...

April is here, and on the farm that means lambs will start being born very soon.  If you've been following along on this blog for a year...

After reading Part 1 of this post detailing the many challenges I faced during my first 5 months of owning my cow, you may be wondering why...

The dew sparkles on the grass on a balmy spring morning.  A glossy cow moos softly by the pasture gate, eager for you to come and empty her ...