Sunday, January 1, 2017

December 2016 On the Farm

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Our Home


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December 9 - Holly was born yesterday afternoon and spent the night with her momma.
We moved her to the nursery this morning, put a warm blanket on her, and gave her a clean dry bed.
Holly apparently did not eat much off mum as she is currently in a milk coma after downing almost two bottles (4 quarts) of colostrum!


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The many faces of Sprinkles


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I don't post a lot or even every day, but I try haha


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December 11 - When the carpenters are inside the robot box installing freezer strips and the computer freaks out trying to identify the "cow"... haha


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Lazy kittens laying in front of the heater...
That one in the middle cracks me up!


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December 16


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8 a.m. - Please keep our community in prayer; especially the men and women working hard to get the break fixed at our water plant.
It is in the negative numbers this morning.
As of 4 p.m. - we're out of water.

5 p.m. -  We're out of water. Most of the town has been out since last night/this morning. Huge disastrous break at the plant. :(

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The forecast is no water until noon tomorrow at the earliest.
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That's a long time when there's cows and calves involved... :/
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At least it's warmed up a little...it's actually above zero.

Update (9 p.m.): the break is fixed and water is being pumped!

There are 3 towns and lots of tanks and pipe that have to be filled, however, so it's still going to be a while before there is water everywhere.

Update Saturday, December 17 (8 a.m.) - We have water! And a snow storm!


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Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

You know you're a farmHer when the animals come first, even on Christmas.

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Until next year . . .