Alexz7272
True BYH Addict
So I officially registered the farm as a business! I now have two companies in the great state of Colorado
As some of you know, I was born in Lithuania but raised in Washington DC. I am taking Lithuanian traditions and practices and applying them to my farm. I thought maybe some people would be interested to maybe learn some about our culture or at least our name as we are a small country in Eastern Europe, haha!
So the name, Aušra means Dawn in Lithuania. We thought it would be a fitting name for the farm as I am up at or before dawn most days taking care of my animals. Plus my little cousins Milda & Daina agreed on the name
So right now I have Turkeys, Chickens, Quail, Ducks, Sheep, Pigs, Goats and Alpacas. I had Pheasants before for their feathers and meat, just havent gotten back into them yet.
Chickens & Ducks are for eggs. Quail are for eggs and meat. Sheep and Alpacas are for fiber (making traditional Lithuanian textiles). Pigs are for meat, specifically smoked Lithuanian meats. Goats are for milk & making cheese.
So the property! We are on just under 5 acres and got it as a foreclosure. We were really lucky that my Bf's parents are well off and gave us 100k as a down payment otherwise in the super competitive market of where we live, we would not of gotten the property. The previous owners were none too happy about their horse property being foreclosed on so they destroyed as much as they could. They took out all the fencing, destroyed all but one building, left scrap EVERYWHERE and poured paint and other chemicals all over in random places I wont even go into detail what they did in the house. Just happy I live with an Electrical and Mechanical Engineer. We have renovated the kitchen, living room and master bathroom, also added a reading nook in the attic space for me! But we still have the rest of the house.
We have been in the house for 3 years this august and it took us a good 1.5 years to get it back to a good, clean and healthy pasture. However, we are still figuring our fencing and how we want the property arranged. We want to get a legit barn but I am working, running 2 businesses now and going to school for Paralegal. Gonna have to wait another 2 years to get that barn
Random Fun Facts!
I learned Lithuanian, Russian then English as a kid. My three dogs understand Lithuanian and Russian but not English. All my livestock responds to Lithuanian only. My boyfriend speaks NO Lithuanian or Russian, so it is alot of fun to mess with him
Like I mentioned before my bf is an electrical and mechanical engineer. Meaning I get cool inventions he creates for me and the animals as well as a full machine shop on the property. We both weld MIG & TIG, we have a CNC Mill in our garage so fabricating parts is super easy, we have a lathe, plasma cutter w/ table and every other tool you could imagine! When we started fencing the perimeter of the property with t-posts, he created an automatic t-post driver to save us time instead of buying one for hundreds of dollars, it was AMAZING!
While he is very tech oriented, I am more back to basics as that is how my relatives and parents grew up. So hopefully this is the start of sharing my adventure to mix old culture with new and modern with traditional.
Here's a picture of my two little bucks as a reward for reading
As some of you know, I was born in Lithuania but raised in Washington DC. I am taking Lithuanian traditions and practices and applying them to my farm. I thought maybe some people would be interested to maybe learn some about our culture or at least our name as we are a small country in Eastern Europe, haha!
So the name, Aušra means Dawn in Lithuania. We thought it would be a fitting name for the farm as I am up at or before dawn most days taking care of my animals. Plus my little cousins Milda & Daina agreed on the name
So right now I have Turkeys, Chickens, Quail, Ducks, Sheep, Pigs, Goats and Alpacas. I had Pheasants before for their feathers and meat, just havent gotten back into them yet.
Chickens & Ducks are for eggs. Quail are for eggs and meat. Sheep and Alpacas are for fiber (making traditional Lithuanian textiles). Pigs are for meat, specifically smoked Lithuanian meats. Goats are for milk & making cheese.
So the property! We are on just under 5 acres and got it as a foreclosure. We were really lucky that my Bf's parents are well off and gave us 100k as a down payment otherwise in the super competitive market of where we live, we would not of gotten the property. The previous owners were none too happy about their horse property being foreclosed on so they destroyed as much as they could. They took out all the fencing, destroyed all but one building, left scrap EVERYWHERE and poured paint and other chemicals all over in random places I wont even go into detail what they did in the house. Just happy I live with an Electrical and Mechanical Engineer. We have renovated the kitchen, living room and master bathroom, also added a reading nook in the attic space for me! But we still have the rest of the house.
We have been in the house for 3 years this august and it took us a good 1.5 years to get it back to a good, clean and healthy pasture. However, we are still figuring our fencing and how we want the property arranged. We want to get a legit barn but I am working, running 2 businesses now and going to school for Paralegal. Gonna have to wait another 2 years to get that barn
Random Fun Facts!
I learned Lithuanian, Russian then English as a kid. My three dogs understand Lithuanian and Russian but not English. All my livestock responds to Lithuanian only. My boyfriend speaks NO Lithuanian or Russian, so it is alot of fun to mess with him
Like I mentioned before my bf is an electrical and mechanical engineer. Meaning I get cool inventions he creates for me and the animals as well as a full machine shop on the property. We both weld MIG & TIG, we have a CNC Mill in our garage so fabricating parts is super easy, we have a lathe, plasma cutter w/ table and every other tool you could imagine! When we started fencing the perimeter of the property with t-posts, he created an automatic t-post driver to save us time instead of buying one for hundreds of dollars, it was AMAZING!
While he is very tech oriented, I am more back to basics as that is how my relatives and parents grew up. So hopefully this is the start of sharing my adventure to mix old culture with new and modern with traditional.
Here's a picture of my two little bucks as a reward for reading