Surviving Minnesota!

[holm25]

They are pretty light. Golden yellow babies. Louie is going to be special. The fuzzy britches on him and Lola are going to be the envy of the coop this winter.

His head is big and Lola’s is fine. He’s going to be a looker like his Daddy.

Hopefully he keeps that nice head! Nice tucked wings... I'm excited to see how he molts in his adult plumage...

 

[holm25]

Did I tell yal l my new standard came?

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Holm I liked that article featuring mr. t . That was fun to read. Rubbing elbows with the famous once again.

 

[holm25]

Some more flowers, watermelons and Chokecherries around the farm...

 

[holm25]

Holm I liked that article featuring mr. t . That was fun to read. Rubbing elbows with the famous once again.

I love that stupid Turkey and it seems like a lot of other people do too. He is such a pain in the butt and he has no purpose but I can't imagine the flock without him..

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Sometimes a bird is left to be around for the joy he/she gives.

He is a rare and lovely bird.
His calico plumage has no doubt helped!

 

[I Love Layers]

Passed the time with taking some pictures yestersay. Tomorrow I am supposed to wash birds for state fair but I feel like it won't get done until Friday

The blacks all have a very nice sheen! I am really excited to watch them grow

I am just in love with this white pullet! She looks so great already

This is my favorite baldie cow. She is a really nice built cow who throws great calves who gain fast.

Another favorite baldie of mine

My favorite calf, he was born later in the season so still not very big, but already he is stocky, and I love his face

 

[I Love Layers]

Haying has just been a mess for us so far. Everyday the same sickle on the sickle mower breaks off or falls off which isn't hard to replace, but it is so annoying. A bearing went out in the left tire on the baler, with no warning at all it was good one day and the next day it was not. My dad and I went everywhere in Bismarck looking for a new one, and we found the correct races but no seal. So we had to order in one that still hasn't come, so we put the new races and old seal in and have just kept baling, it rocks a little but not as bad as before. Last night I was raking by myself and I was turning in the headlands I was watching the rear right wheel of the tractor and the hitch when all of a sudden bang, a wheel(one that rakes the hay) had just fallen off, so I hit the clutch and brakes and put the tractor in park. I got off and looked, and I see 2 races still on the arm for the wheel and there was no putting the wheel back on. I didn't know what my dad wanted me to do so I sat and waited. Half an hour later my dad comes and I end up driving the tractor home getting 2 wheels off of our parts rake loading those in the pickup, then I drove the tractor back out and my mom drove the pickup out. We put the new wheel on and I started again. It all was going good until it got dark, with no headlights and only 1 light in the back that barely spans to the outer wheels on either side of the rake, it is a pain to rake when it gets dark because you can barely see the hay or what is in front of you, you can only see where you have been. If the wheel hadn't fallen off I would have been done and probably home by then. Finally I was halfway through my second to last pass! When the tractor just dies, no sounds from the engine. So I put it in park and I checked the gas and oil, which were both good previously that evening, and they were still good. My dad stops and he comes over, he had some guesses but we couldn't see worth a darn and those last 2 passes were just raking some very small piece on either end to the last windrow. So then I had to go sit in the tractor he bales with which has a cab but its 40 years old so there is no room for 2 fully grown adults so this morning everything is sore from being scrunched in there. Hopefully once we fix everything today it will all be good for the rest of the season

 

[Bogtown Chick]

I’ve heard haying implements love to break down.

I don’t think your alone Layers.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Ooo that white Cochin pullet: Ah-mazing