Hey Yall! Happy belated 4th of July and we hope you all have had a fantastic summer so far. We have a had a hot and busy one, as usual. We have had a few hot dry weeks in between some really stormy ones. The combination has been such a huge blessing for the farm even though it makes for challenging planning. We have been reminded daily that man can plan his ways but the Lord directs his steps. We have had some busy weeks as we have been wrapping Summer pork and hauling one buffalo for it’s one bad day. So let’s get started!
Summary for July:
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Fat Summer Cattle
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The final Buffalo Straw
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Piggies One Bad Day
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Corral Progress
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Little Farm Hand
The Herd
The herd has been grazing up the ridge for the last month. On the ridge we have the least amount of summer grasses which makes the grazing not a good. Due to bushhogging and the amount of rain we have had the grass was good enough we were able to graze the herd through it with the hope to graze again in later this summer or early fall. The herd is staying fat and happy with their twice daily moves (provided we can keep up with it).
The Bison
We left the last newsletter with the update being we were retraining the 3 bison. They did well in barbwire and retrained okay to poly. When we let them into just poly wire the lead animal kept jumping the fence as well as being the most nervous of the 3. We opted to take the lead animal for it’s one bad day, leaving the last 2 to settle right in with the herd and will almost come up to us to touch. So, keep an eye on our store as we will be having bison available to wet your all’s appetite. Also, they have finally almost lost all their shag…
THe Pigs
This month was the hauling for Summer pigs. We actually only took about half of the pigs due to the lack of sale. Their one bad day went pretty smoothly over all. They had a happy life of lots of muddy ponds, piggy spas and unlimited foraging! The ones left on the farm will continue to enjoy the perks of woodland pasture raising through the summer!
Corral Update
There is always improving still happening on the farm. The corral is slow going but is looking really good. We have the holding pens done and are now going to work on siding the sorting corral. It’s slow but Lord willing slow and steady will end with an amazing corral that is functional and easy to work with.
Little farm Hand
It’s been a while since we did a Little Farm Hand update. She is doing so well and growing so fast. She more and more loves to be apart of all the farm chores and “help” with them as well as she is able. She is a help with taking care of our layer chickens and feeding the horses and tries to help with the pigs and cows. She is an amazing little person!
That’s A Wrap
Well, that pretty much sums up the month of July! We have had a full month with lots of plans made and changed and the Lord has been merciful through all of it. See happy cows chomping the grass and rooting pigs digging for the best treats makes for a satisfying day! Thank you for visiting with us today and we look forward to next time. We hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!
Your Ararat Farm