December 2016 On the Farm

Our Home

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!

The many faces of Sprinkles

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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

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

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December 16

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 . . .