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Fridays on the Farm 9.20.13

So, it’s Saturday and I’m just now getting around to posting “Fridays on the Farm.” But you know, that’s life. It’s been a lovely week here in Nashville. The weather has been sunny and warm, but not...

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Fridays on the Farm 10.25.13

Well well well, another Friday. It’s been a long time since I did a farm update, so let’s get to it. Dairy Cow. We’ve been working with our dairy cow, Elsie Marley, for a long time now. If you aren’t...

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Homesteading in the Winter: Cold Weather Animal Care

  I am so excited to participate in a “Homesteading in the Winter” series with several other homestead bloggers (big and small, urban and rural).  Each Thursday there will be a new post on a different...

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End of the Year 2013 Homestead Recap (And 2014 Homestead Goals)

I can’t believe 2013 is almost over. My oh my how time flies. I love this time of year though. Things have slowed down after Christmas and it’s the start of a brand new year. I enjoy looking back over...

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Prepping for Extreme Winter Weather on the Homestead

Okay, okay. Maybe a high of 8 degrees isn’t so extreme in your area. But in Nashville, Tennessee- the farthest north this Mississippi Gulf Coast native has ever lived- I’m calling a forecast of a...

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Whistle Pig Hollow To Do List: January 2014

It’s almost halfway through January already, and our to do list contains a few very large tasks that need to be done ASAP, ideally before the end of this month. When I get stressed out or nervous...

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Milking Stanchion Update and Once a Day Milking Plans

Elsie girl is due next month with her third calf- her first since living at Whistle Pig Hollow. In preparation, Farmer Dickie’s been working hard to get the milking stanchion built to give Elsie...

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When Will My Cow Calve? {Vulva Watch 2014}

I have a confession to make. I am not an overly organized or prepared homesteader (or mother, or person in general). Granted, there are some things I like to research into oblivion so as to make...

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Elsie Marley’s New Calf (Jersey/Angus Cross) and a Cow Update

If you’ve been following me on Facebook or Twitter for, oh, say the last two months, you know we’ve been eagerly awaiting the birth of Elsie Marley’s baby. Elsie Marley is our Jersey cow, who recently...

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Fridays on the Farm: Garden Prep, Pastured Pigs, and Cows Galore!

It’s been a long, cold, semi-nauseating winter, and I am SO glad spring is officially here. I have informed my husband that if we have a third baby, it will have to be born in late fall or early...

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Fridays on the Farm: Gardens, Jam, and an Un-Milkable Dairy Cow

Another Friday. That came out wrong. I’ll try again. (Is it just me, or has this week been long and exhausting?) Another Friday! This is a great Friday, because it’s my sister’s birthday. Happy...

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Fridays on the Farm: Our First Week Milking the Cow!

Happy Friday, friends. This past week has been both exhausting and exciting. Every. Single. Day. As you know, at the end of last week we were sort of fed up with our inability to milk our dairy cow....

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Fridays on the Farm: Who Let the Calves Out?

Who, who, who, who, who. Haha, get it? Who let the calves out? who, who, who, who, who… Yeah. We totally sang that when we let the calves out of the pen this last week. Our coolness knows no bounds, my...

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Fridays on the Farm: The Cow is Free…

A lot happened on the farm this past week, but I did none of it really. I might be entering the lay around in the AC stage of the pregnancy (32 weeks this past week), or maybe I was just having a...

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“Birth like Mama Cow”

This Friday, I have no “Fridays on the Farm” update. We did some gardening and some cooking as usual, but really I went crazy on the house. Rearranging to make room for baby, redoing Bridger’s room to...

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Fridays on the Farm {Dear Mama Cow, I’m Sorry I Wanted to Eat You}

Happy Friday, friends! I come to you well rested after sending Bridger boy for a “spend the night party” at the grandparents, during which I slept the vast majority of the time. Two naps in two days...

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Mondays on the Farm?

So, I completely forgot to post my Friday farm update last Friday… These things happen, you know. This past weekend was my baby shower for baby girl (due in ONE month!), and so I was busy with friends...

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Fridays on the Farm: Morning Farm Chores (Fall 2014)

This post brought to you from the afterlife. What? Oh, I haven’t died and gone to heaven? Ahhh, my children are just both napping at the same time. But seriously, it’s full on crazy town at our house...

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A Heifer Named Herschel? {And Pregnant Cow Vulva Pictures}

I tell ya, life ain’t easy for a girl named “Herschel.” Cow 101: A “heifer” is a female cow who has not had a calf. So tiny baby girl calves are heifers, and grown female cows pregnant with their...

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Fridays on the Farm: Summer Smackdown

I recently re-read my first (and so far, only) Friday farm update of this year. It was written in April, and it said impressive things like: We’ll heavily mulch the garden for weed control; We’ll...

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