Crazy Cow Country Farm

You know all those happy ice-filled-chests-everywhere commercials with everyone outside staying cool and beating the heat? That don’t happen ’round here. Summer hits and everyone just turns into slugs. The horses keep moving to find the best shade and Moo won’t even come out of the chicken coop. I’ve offered to put the sprinkler out […]

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Well that was a much needed break. I wish I could say that I treated myself to spa-like activities, lounging around while painting my nails but…… no such luck. Ed has worked every night on replacing our “livestock safe” (HA! yeah right – they lied) field fencing with smart looking 4 wire for the feeding […]

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I’ll be offline for about a week – major outdoor projects going on around here!

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His idea of using the corral panels to create stalls in the barn was simply fantastic! Not only is graining time 100% smoother and less traumatic, but I discovered an unexpected bonus just now. These panels have two “loops” on them where a chained bolt attaches. You place the panels end to end and slide […]

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After a day in the barn stall Moo was ready to be let OUT. I led her out and then shoo’d Sparky along where she followed Moo right back into the coop. We’re not sure Moo even came out of the coop yesterday except for a drink as I filled her water bucket. Since the […]

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Sparky was born at 9:15 last night. She’s all black with one small white patch on her private areas. Moo took to mothering like a champ and started her cleanup less than a minute after calving. I noticed this morning that Sparky wasn’t nursing at all and so we moved them both into the large […]

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She’s in labor!!!! We’ve got two little black hooves coming out at 8:45 pm. Hopefully we’ll be back with great news soon!

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Here are the new baby chicks. All the other hens came to inspect them and apparently only one posed a threat which caused an uproar from mama. She led them into the coop but rested directly in the middle of the floor where you can see Moo laying in yesterday’s post. Sometimes Moo has to […]

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If you haven’t checked out Sugar Creek Farm at the right side in my links you simply must to over for a visit. Scroll all the way down to the post titled The Bachelor and then scroll back up, reading along the way. You will not believe your eyes. And, in other news…….. As usual, […]

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Finally!! No, no calf yet – but I’ve got pics! Here’s big pregnant Moo laying in her chicken coop. She simply cannot get any bigger – no way. Here’s Smoke without her winter coat. She is just a beautiful lady. Fire is our two yr. stallion and I think he’s looking fantastic! Here’s the barn […]

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