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Drying thistles out so they aren’t so heavy and I can stuff more into feed sacks and put in the trash.

On second cup of coffee, then outside to do morning chores. Got 16 chickens packed on ice to process today.

I love bulb flowers. Daffodils, narcissus, so bright and cheery early in spring. Plant them, forget them, and they come back year after year.

That’s way too many dogs! But if it makes her happy, go for it!

Coffee is ready, on second cup. Gonna scramble a couple of eggs, waiting on daylight so I can get outside, do chores and butcher chickens today.

Yeah, what feller?

I dug out another mule load yesterday. I spread them out in the sun to dry so I can bag them up and put in the trash. Still plenty out there, but I’m making progress. I’ve got to butcher chickens today, then process tomorrow and Friday, so no digging thistles. I may have to go lop off bloom...

Yesterday I dug up some thistles. I hate those things! I’ve got lots of them. Last year I cut off the blooms and seed heads and threw them away. I spray the big fat roots with a vinegar solution. Hopefully it works 1 gallon white vinegar 1 1/2 cups salt 2 tablespoons Dawn dishwashing liquid...

About 2-3 days. I had some back pieces in the mix and it’s like they melted away. When the leg bone pieces break easily, it’s done. I don’t know about making it into broth, it’s kinda overcooked. But you can try and report back here! LOL Dogs sure love it!

Coffee is ready! Another beautiful day, I’ll be outside doing something productive.

My sheep love lambs quarters but I don’t have any growing here. The plants got 6 feet tall, made little trees. LOL

I got those 10 chickens processed and cut meat off the bones of a couple and made pan sausage. I cooked down the bones, wing tips, skin, and back pieces in the crockpot for a couple of days until the big leg bones crumbled. Tossed in some leftover rice and the dogs love it over their kibble...

My clothesline is on my front porch. It’s covered, so I ran wire from post supports. It works for me and no wire out in the yard to duck under.

Wednesday I slaughtered 10 chickens and hand picked them, they are packed on ice. I’ll get them processed today. Yesterday I went to a friend’s house and picked up his chicken plucker. I won’t be hand pickin’ no more chicken!

Monday and Tuesday were predicted for low winds, 3-7 MPH. Perfect for burning. Some friends came over for the burn party. I had 3 huge piles lit up. The wind jumped up, what happened to that low wind speed??? We had quite the burn party. Grass fire! My friend Nancy and I beat the...

I have 2 Anatolian Shepherds, a spayed female, Sheba, and a registered male, Buford T. Justice. Sheba was not breeding quality, so at 18 months, was spayed. Buford is AKC registered and has been accessed as exceptional by a breeder of 40 years. Buford has been OFA X-rayed for hips and elbows and...

I take them to the far back corner. They disappear. One morning I heard a bobcat screeching, about 9 AM.

Daisy had a single ram lamb this morning. Daisy is half White Dorper and half Katahdin. Daughter of Granny and Cooper, she was bred to Little Ringo. Lambing has concluded. 43 lambs, lost 3, 1 bottle baby, all ewes are ok .

Thanks. I knew he wasn’t going to make it, but at least he died warm, safe and loved. Yesterday I worked on fenceline. I need the back field, but it’s going to be a fight to claim it. It’s awful. I used my battery chainsaw for 5 hours and was whipped. Some of it is going to require a big...

I didn’t get the burn piles lit yesterday. I found Tiny’s triplet ram yesterday in a crumpled heap, bloated and cold as an ice cube. I thought he was dead. I picked him up, he moved, alive. I brought him in the house and warmed him up with a hair dryer in my laundry basket. I gave him...