by Jill | Oct 7, 2014 | Farm, Harvest in Pictures 2014
Harvest has felt like hurry-up and wait all season with the less than stellar weather. It seems we get a few good days of weather, then it rains, we sit and wait for it to dry up and the cycle resumes. For this reason, I’ve had a hard time...
by Jill | Sep 17, 2014 | Farm
This past summer temperatures spiked close to +30 C here at the farm. While many don’t consider that hot compared to other areas of Alberta, across Canada, or the world; cattle thrive quite well in hot conditions. Different breeds of cattle are better suited for...
by Jill | Jun 11, 2014 | Calving in Pictures 2014
*The following post contains images of cows calving* I know it’s been a while since I’ve last blogged. We had a very busy May and beginning of June. May is the time when our crops are planted, so I went from having my husband around to help me with the...
by Jill | Apr 29, 2014 | Calving in Pictures 2014
This year we have been fortunate to have almost all the cows calve on their own without assistance. Sometimes, though, issues do arise and the cows need help calving. This happened the other day when I went out. I noticed this cow was calving on the bed pack, the calf...
by Jill | Apr 27, 2014 | Calving in Pictures 2014
The past 13 days have been busy, but we’ve had a few days of reprieve between calvings. We’ve had 14 calves over this time span. Unfortunately, one cow slipped (miscarried) her calf. It was about a month premature, I figure, and it was not alive when I...
