Ranch Notes
Keeping the Sabbath by Milking Goats
Sunday chores included milking goats, bottle feeding calves, hauling water, filling scratch bins, breaking ice in troughs. Working side-by-side with the children, Dan models patience and practicality. And caring for...
Keeping the Sabbath by Milking Goats
Sunday chores included milking goats, bottle feeding calves, hauling water, filling scratch bins, breaking ice in troughs. Working side-by-side with the children, Dan models patience and practicality. And caring for...
Hi, I'm Mary!
My name is Mary Hughes. I started selling granola at farmers’ markets to earn money for college, and had enough requests that I decided to go online too.
Hi, I'm Mary!
My name is Mary Hughes. I started selling granola at farmers’ markets to earn money for college, and had enough requests that I decided to go online too.
Preg-Checking
During winter, we preg-check and cull any cows that aren’t pregnant. These are first time heifers. First-time heifers always have the highest cull rate because we want to only keep...
Preg-Checking
During winter, we preg-check and cull any cows that aren’t pregnant. These are first time heifers. First-time heifers always have the highest cull rate because we want to only keep...
Pigs!
Our family currently has six pigs: two boys and four girls. They are not at all like the storybook pigs who happily eat a bucket of kitchen scraps and call...
Pigs!
Our family currently has six pigs: two boys and four girls. They are not at all like the storybook pigs who happily eat a bucket of kitchen scraps and call...
How to take care of Bum Calves
Every year, the ranch gets bum calves because a mother has twins and can't care for both, because the mother dies, or because the calf gets too sick for the...
How to take care of Bum Calves
Every year, the ranch gets bum calves because a mother has twins and can't care for both, because the mother dies, or because the calf gets too sick for the...