Tag Archives: Family Milk Cow

Building a stone boat for Girl..

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Well, I have not given up on the idea of a proper cart for girl, I am putting away the funds for her proper gear and wow, I don’t think I ever really understood the money involved with in regards to … Continue reading →

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Digging for my lunch! I’m having Burdock and Dandelion root with a dessert of nettle…

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Well, I had Girl tied out for grazing in the main yard and she was within reach of a old compost pile that grows stinging nettle, dandelion and Burdock root for me as a kind of spring wild kitchen garden … Continue reading →

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Composting for the Feb Challange

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

This month on the sustainable eats Urban farm Handbook year long gardening challange, it was soil buiding.. Ok, so the photo does not look like much but when we got that amazing spring snap of weather at the first part … Continue reading →

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Girl and Marty-Cow Updates

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Well, its been a long slow week with regards to Girl and her healing foot, she is slowly walking better each day, she is a just a little bit less stiff each day, I am keeping a very close eye … Continue reading →

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Stepped on a nail!

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

I know, I know, you are thinking it was me, cuz I’ve done that twice this year, once in the barn and once in the yard, and yes, I know that it would be just better to a point to … Continue reading →

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Girl is a lady now..

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Girl has become a proper young lady, and while to young in my mind, could be bred now, but we will wait another five or six months to make it so.. Still she is getting taller all the time, looks … Continue reading →

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Happy B-day Girl..

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

My how now brown cow is offically one year old, I can’t believe it really, she is a teenager.. How fast the time has gone, from this as a baby.. I remember when we brought you home, you blinked your … Continue reading →

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Baby Oxen in training and a good visit.

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

Hi Guys, how about a little cow love today! I got to slip away from the folks for the afternoon and go visit a old friend of mine and her family, we all meet in collage, and her and I were roommates … Continue reading →

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Making Paper out of Cow Manure

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Cow Manure, you can use it to help your soil, your garden, you can dry it and use it for fuel for your fire and you can even make paper from it.. thanks to your cow (sheep, horse etc) ability … Continue reading →

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Girl Training Update-Baby Oxen in Training.

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

As I am on Dial up, putting in or watching video’s on others sites are not really possable, so it will be photos.. so first we did a grow out photo of Girl my combo milk cow/large draft cow to … Continue reading →

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