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They are beautiful!
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Some farm background:
We bought the place in Feb 2010. It was very cold that winter. The house and ten acres were fenced with some 4 board oak, painted black, and some white horse tape fence with T posts. There was a 6 stall Barnmaster horse barn and a fairly large hay/equipment barn. All barns had electric and water. The place was move in ready.
We did a lot of fence improvements. Replaced all the horse tape fence with board or Ramm horse flex fence.
Built a chicken coop on top of a concrete slab that was already on the property.
When we decided to get goats, we bought a car port and turned it into a nice little goat barn.
We have raised turkeys, rabbits, goats (for dairy), chickens, geese, peafowl, and the Highland cattle.
Right now I just have a few peafowl, Highland Cattle, 2 retired goats and their LGD. a few chickens, 2 mini pigs
a mini donkey, mini horse and one very old horse. It's just me on the farm, It has been one whole year since I lost my partner to cancer. So I've sort of done a little bit of everything. The cows are low maintenance. I have a small garden.
I enjoy hanging out at the fire pit near the garden in the evenings, buring up sticks and watching the cows lumber around in the field. Trying to sell the back 25 acres to work toward my retirement plan.
I forgot, also have honey bees.
We bought the place in Feb 2010. It was very cold that winter. The house and ten acres were fenced with some 4 board oak, painted black, and some white horse tape fence with T posts. There was a 6 stall Barnmaster horse barn and a fairly large hay/equipment barn. All barns had electric and water. The place was move in ready.
We did a lot of fence improvements. Replaced all the horse tape fence with board or Ramm horse flex fence.
Built a chicken coop on top of a concrete slab that was already on the property.
When we decided to get goats, we bought a car port and turned it into a nice little goat barn.
We have raised turkeys, rabbits, goats (for dairy), chickens, geese, peafowl, and the Highland cattle.
Right now I just have a few peafowl, Highland Cattle, 2 retired goats and their LGD. a few chickens, 2 mini pigs
a mini donkey, mini horse and one very old horse. It's just me on the farm, It has been one whole year since I lost my partner to cancer. So I've sort of done a little bit of everything. The cows are low maintenance. I have a small garden.
I enjoy hanging out at the fire pit near the garden in the evenings, buring up sticks and watching the cows lumber around in the field. Trying to sell the back 25 acres to work toward my retirement plan.
I forgot, also have honey bees.
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Merry Christmas from a fair bit further up the valley....
Highlands are cute no matter that they don't fit in with our operation... I like them and the belted Galloways ....
Holidays are hard to be basically alone... Hope that you were able to enjoy today... is it as warm there as it is here? 60's... yesterday was up to 70 in the sun. Supposed to be down in the teens Monday night/Tues... CRAZY...
Highlands are cute no matter that they don't fit in with our operation... I like them and the belted Galloways ....
Holidays are hard to be basically alone... Hope that you were able to enjoy today... is it as warm there as it is here? 60's... yesterday was up to 70 in the sun. Supposed to be down in the teens Monday night/Tues... CRAZY...
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Yes. The weather is crazy. There was a historic farm down the road in town. The guy was selling and had a Highland steer and cow (not registered) which he needed to rehome. We got them and that was the start of my obsession with the breed. They are very docile and easy to work with.
I work most Holidays........ I'm in the healthcare field.
I work most Holidays........ I'm in the healthcare field.
