Laminitis is defined as inflammation to the laminae that results in lameness. The inflammation normally causes damage to the laminae which is visible as separation around the white line on the bottom of the hoof. Founder is an advanced state…
Amanda loves the bread that Anna baked today. These 3 loaves and some rolls will only last 2 or 3 days.
This afternoon the kids and I (Anna) decided to try sledding behind King. After some initial testing I decided he didn’t care about the sled behind him and since the kids didn’t have the strength to hold on I tied…
Last night, we got another 5″ or so of fresh snow dumped on the farm. After clearing the driveway (again), clearing paths to/from the barn (again), breaking ice (again), and finishing morning chores, we came in for coffee. We were…
Cedarfields Lucy kicked off our goat kidding season this afternoon. Vicki was diligently checking in her all day and came in for a brief time at lunch. She informed us Lucy was very close. Sure enough, when Vicki got back…
Tonight ended Alex’s adventures as a Cub Scout. Pack 20 held their annual Blue and Gold Banquet and Alex, along with 6 other scouts, received his Arrow of Light award. This is the last event he will attend with Pack…
We finally got motivated to bring the CycleOps bike trainer out of the basement and into the den. A little Pandora for music and we are all set to ride the bikes inside. Last night I took mine for a…
One advantage of living next to state forest is the kids have a lot of places to play. After lunch today we sent them to play. They had told us they were working on shleters. Ok. Then they came back…
As you probably know, last fall we decided to raise 2 pigs. We sold 1 (in 2 halves) and kept the other one for our family. Our ~200lb live pig yielded about 125lbs of meat. However, our butcher doesn’t smoke…
My F350 has 2 batteries. Big batteries. It takes a lot of power to turn over a 7.3L diesel engine. Since I bought my Jetta for commuting the truck doesn’t get driven as much. Our horse trailer has been in…