Still Waiting
Happy Wednesday from Free Missouri! Our major farm project yesterday, shipping our first orders through the postal system, was successful. At least the first part was a success, we now trust the USPS
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Colonel's Blog
322 posts on farm life, food freedom and raising real food in the Missouri Ozarks. Fighter-pilot habits applied to livestock, with the wins and the failures both written down.
Shipping Day
We awoke to another very cold morning and spent quite a while breaking through ice in the animals' water containers. The next few days are supposed to be much warmer so our cold hands will get a break
Happy and Betty
We did the morning and evening rounds in our PJs under our coveralls! Now that's relaxed!! All farm projects were on hold. I attached a pic of Happy in the milk barn. I'll try to get a pic of the milk
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!! The ups and downs continued throughout the day yesterday. First the up...we were able to finish enough of the stanchion to hold "Happy" in place and I was able to milk her twice yest
Ups and Downs
It's still very cold this morning and ensuring everyone has fresh water is getting more problematic. The blue balls of the frost-free waterers were frozen to the sides; a bit of boot was all it took t
Cold Weather
F-15E in Wales Beef cows in cedars Chick Shaws Colonel's Blog, Earthdate 23 Dec 2022 Hey Ya'll! It's COLD!! When flying the F-15E in the extreme cold, we had to allow for extra time to complete our gr
Duck Eggs
We got an early start to our day today in order to complete morning rounds prior to the storm. We were feeding the hogs when the front arrived. We could see the edge of the fast-moving clouds and hear
Blue Balls
Blue Balls Frost-free cattle waterer Colonel's Blog, Earth-date 21 Dec 2022... Hey Ya'll! Good morning again from the Ponderosa! As we continued preparing for the impending frigid temperatures, we had
Ram-tastic & Ram-ster
In yesterday's blog, I mentioned the extreme cold we are expecting. We went to town yesterday and purchased an entire flatbed trailer load of straw. [BTW--a flatbed trailer is indispensable on a farm!
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Welcome to our blog! This blog is a new venture for us as we endeavor to share the farm with our family and friends. Please have patience with us as we hone our blogging skills. Happy Monday morning!