Blind Hog and Acorn

Well then! An overnight in Kentucky with a 7 hr drive there and back. Two cave tours, two picnic lunches, 18 rare breed chicken eggs and to come back to the farm 3 hrs into a 14 hr power outage. Them farmers certainly...

Exxxxxcelllllent trip to Bentonville for the farmers. Mental batteries recharged and spirits uplifted by wonderful art. And food ... Drought continues on the farm. Eggs in the incubator- 19 guinea eggs, 7 banty eggs and...

The farm got a new buck today- an 18 month old mostly Myotonic with 1/4 Spanish. He is a nice stout lad with great muscling and HUGE "organs of reproduction..." As Blind Hog says- he will be a big boy if he can grow...

Yup- just took a hungry hen to flap up to the brooder box, flip the hook latch and kick the door slightly open. When discovered later- all the peeps had gone and no trace. So much for that- Guinea Keets 1, Acorn 0...

Yay! Cataract procedure appears to be successful for Blind Hog. Already he is noticing improved vision. Hot damn! Meanwhile on the farm, the hay field re- fencing project is now compete. Acorn's shoulders are saying...

Finally back to the refencing project, Acorn sees the light at the end of the tunnel. Less than two weeks to get the project completed before Blind Hog's cataract surgery. Heat, cold, rain and heavy dew have not been...

VERY Unusual start for August, but Blind Hog and Acorn are not complaining. After a few days of rain, the farmers were able to get out and about and start clearing brush and overhanging limbs on the west fence line...

Weather was really hot, cooled down, now is hot again. Sounds like perfect summer pneumonia for the goats. Currently 96F with heat index of 116F. Fencing continues- Blind Hog and Acorn pulled fence and took down more of...

Fencing continues, even while Blind Hog was enjoying unlimited cookies and candy during his jury duty! Ha! The case was done in a day so he should be off the hook now. Wood posts are now set with their floating braces...

Extreme heat warnings about done for the week, a few slightly cooler days ahead. Fencing project will resume as of next week- waiting on a couple chain strainers to arrive. Blind Hog has been working on the drive, Acorn...

Wellll, hard to bitch about the rain when the farm is just 2 weeks from a drought. June will be 9" or more... Blind Hog and Acorn set the 8 "floating braces" on the wood fence posts, now to string out a straight line...

The farm fared well during the big rain- driveway washed a bit but the county road did not, at least not on our end too much. A miracle. Garden and goats doing well, another couple posts were set in the field. Acorn...

Farm chores have been a tad bit limited doe to the weather, namely rain... And more rain... And if not rain at the farm then a toad-strangler in Springfield and had water from the yard find its way under the house...

Grass is growing, fields needed another clipping as the old bush hog did not do all that great. Much better with the new equipment. Lil' Honker is having fun running around with the 6 adults. Blind Hog and Acorn been...

Woooo hooo! The farm got rain... Unfortunately, it is a month's worth in a couple days, but hard to complain. Zucchini is growing like mad, did anyone say "zucchini boat for lunch???" Fencing project is getting rolling...