Showing posts with label bull. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bull. Show all posts

Sunday, 21 August 2016

Week #33 - Farm welcome!

Mama and Hazel checking out their new digs!
This week we welcomed Mama and Hazel to the farm. Mama is a cross between a Dexter and Swiss Dairy cow and Hazel is her two month old heifer calf. They came to live on the farm this week and ar hesitantly getting to know the other occupants - both two legged and four. 

Graceson was particularly interested in their arrival, as the sole bovine in the crowd. He is a Dexter bull who has been a bit lonely for his own kind lately..... Raised primarily with goats, pgs and chickens, he was having a bit of an identity crisis! He let the entire neighbourhood know of his joy, as he bellowed and hollered into the night!





We are looking forward to the potential for some fresh cows milk in our future but need to help Mama get used the place first!


Sunday, 17 July 2016

Week #28 - Random blessings...

I was feeling a bit scattered and random this week, so decided to scroll through my camera roll for some inspiration and found it....


Our apple trees are loaded down this year with fruit and I see lots of pies in our future! 

Our plan is to add a couple of new fruit trees to our property every year until we have a larger orchard but for right now we have three older trees near the front road which are doing their best to feed the municipality! 


Avery wrangled with a skunk this week and came out smelling less than pretty... Good thing she is so darn cute! 
This week we had our good friends kids over for a "farmcation". There is nothing like small children to help you see your world with new perspective! 

They teach you pretty quickly that the small things are really the big things... pay attention.


The other night after the rain I found Oliver (the goat) perched atop Graceson (the bull)... it was like he was trying to keep his feet dry! 

I went to put the chickens to bed and came back about 20 minutes later... They were still in the same position. 


This weekend we moved our young turkeys and chickens out of the barn and into corral #1.  

This space has not been grazed this year and is lush with volunteer tomatillos, cucumber and various other veggies and weeds. 

You can hardly see the young turkeys in the tall plants! 





Our lives are full, we are very blessed. We live in a beautiful place, eat food that nourishes are body and spirit and are surrounded by beings (two legged and four) that make us laugh and fill our arms with love. May you see and enjoy your blessings this week!


Sunday, 13 September 2015

Brains vs. Brawn!

FFF Photo a Day - Day 256


Sancho (the goat) has realized that he is never going to be as big as Gaston (the bull), but he's a smart little guy so is using the shelter to his advantage. 

After he came down, Gaston decided to try to get up there too, but quickly realized he was too big so decided to try to flip the shelter over! #goofball

Friday, 28 August 2015

Bulls-eye!

FFF Photo a Day - Day 240

The long awaited day has arrived! This morning sometime amidst the storm and heat, Grace had her calf. 

A beautiful bull calf with the wisest old eyes.... Mom is doing well, the goats seem indifferent and big brother is acting out, just like a toddler who has been displaced! 

We are searching for a fitting name that begins with the letter G to keep the bloodline consistent... and we are having trouble deciding! Any suggestions are welcome.

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Not just another pretty face!

FFF Photo Day - Day 76

Gaston is a 8 month old Dexter bull calf. Him and his mother have been enjoying the sun and warm weather. 


Monday, 12 January 2015

Meet Gaston


Day 12 - FFF Photo a Day


This is Gaston - our bull calf that was born this past July. He has turned into quite a fur ball and enjoys running around his mom in circles. 

Local folks may have seen him at the AMazeIn Corn in Ste. Adolphe where he hung out for a few months this summer. There he was known as 'Dexter' and enjoyed being spoiled by everyone who came to visit. 

A month ago he managed to get himself hopelessly stuck in the hay feeder and we had to cut him out with the angle grinder. We were pretty worried for a while but he bounced back with no lasting effect. 

For a beastie who is only 6 months old, he's had a eventful life!