16 ‘Cool’ & Easy Tips to Care for Animals
Are you hot yet? If you are, then your animals are probably hotter. Most animals have fur or feathers, so it is almost the same asRead More →
2021-07-20
A Hostile Transfer
Please join me in welcoming my guest writer. Bob was the Flock Manager for the Silver-Orp Division of Casa Smith-Coushatta, until a recent hostile transferRead More →
2019-08-06
Fresh Milk, Anyone?
One of the blessings of having a Jersey in your herd is all of that wonderful fresh milk. One of the curses of having aRead More →
2019-07-14
Learn 7 Important Life Lessons from the Chickens
Life Lessons from the Chickens is a daily occurrence on a farm. If you are brave enough to go to class, there is no tellingRead More →
2019-06-25
What Happens at George’s
“What happens at George’s, STAYS at George’s!” – The Paradise Plantation Bovine Initiative A Bovine Vacation A little over a month ago, myRead More →
2018-10-02
My Chicks need Dramamine
Small farmers usually don’t have one area of expertise. They have their hands in many dirt piles. From compost bins and gardening to livestockRead More →
2018-09-14
When it rains…it pours!
One of the most fun and blessed events around here is when a new calf joins the farm. A major portion of our farmRead More →
2018-09-06
The Song of my People
I am not so sure if this go ‘round I purchased chickens, or provided training facilities to some sort of Gallus gallus domesticusRead More →
2018-08-21
Group ‘Hug’!
Any aspect of farming you undertake always begins with some form of education. Often, it is through books or websites. Sometimes you have aRead More →
2018-08-15
A B&B Vacation
The summer months bring not only extreme heat and humidity here in the South, but it also brings drought. We do our best byRead More →
2018-07-31
Tongue Tied
Some people feel like they were born underneath an ‘unlucky’ star. I believe the one I was born under has a name…and it isRead More →
2018-07-26
Dominance on the Farm
Every group has an order. Humans have a hierarchy. Chickens have a pecking order. Dogs have a pack head. And cows have dominance.Read More →
2018-01-25