It’s been quite a while since we’ve posted. Summer has kept us extremely busy!
Come along and chore with us on a morning in mid September.
The boys get out before dawn and bring the cows in to be milked.
There’s Daisy and Isabell coming in. Mahlon starts the milking prep and the other boys move on to other chores.
Joseph usually takes care of the mama sow. Her baby pigs are ready to be weaned.
Titus takes care of the little hens and bunnies. These chicks will lay eggs next spring.
Meanwhile, Mahlon has everything sanitized and ready to milk. Daisy, Annabell, and Maple are patiently waiting. Maple says “Good Morning to you!”
The cow’s teats are dipped in iodine and cleaned before the milker is put on. Mahlon takes great care to keep every thing clean. Clean and cold is our motto for fresh wholesome milk.
Above: Timothy has a treat for the cows! He loves to help do chores.
Below a beautiful sunrise greets the chore boys.
Daniel takes a bike ride outback to check on the horses, mule, and pasture pork.
Loading up feed that the boys previously ground, Joseph heads out to the pasture chickens and turkeys.
The broilers below are almost ready to be processed. Titus fills the bucket with fresh water.
Daniel and Titus move each pen to give all the birds a fresh salad bar along with their gmo free grain mix.
The turkeys love to escape!
On to the egg laying hens…Mr. Rooster crows his version of “Good Morning.”
Titus and Timothy take the cows back to their paddock while Daniel gets the hay for them. The cows are already on hay because of the dry pastures. We are thankful to God for some great dairy quality hay in the shed.
We have two new bulls on our farm. Above is the Friesian bull. So far they have been mild mannered. Mahon fills their water tank.
Its time to head in to the house for a farmer’s breakfast that that the ladies have prepared for hungry men. The menu includes fresh doughnuts in celebration of Joseph’s 17th birthday.
Thanks for coming along! Enjoy Fall!
