A few days ago (Like a week) we found out one of our cows had twins. She didn't take care of one calf and it was starving so we took it back to our house and put it on our milk cow (Who didn't like the idea of having another calf). It's really tame and also really small but it follows me and everyone else everywhere. Here's a picture of it.

And here's a picture of a goose I took.

Danny

Busy

We've been pretty busy these past few days. Yesterday we fixed fence and today we herded and sorted some calves. They decided to run off when we brought them in but we were able to get them to the corrals. Not much to say but I figured I'd better post something.

Danny

Yesterday we went to a beekeeper's place. He opened up the hives and checked to make sure the queens were laying eggs. It was really fun. After we got done checking the hives we went back to his place and visited for about an hour and a half. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures.

Danny

Today I painted two of my hive-bodies and one super. Here's a picture.

Frost

Today we went outside and took some pictures of the frost on the trees and fences. Yesterday it was around thirty-two and it felt a lot warmer in the sunshine! We even jumped on the trampoline! Here's the pictures.

Me behind some wire.


Barbed wire with frost on it.


The clothes line with frost on it.


A young bull checking out the camera. As you have probably guessed he's wild. Just kidding.


Frost on a blue spruce.


Frost on some wire.


A tree covered in frost.


An apple tree covered in frost.


A small ash tree covered in frost.


Danny

Beekeeping equipment

Wow! I haven't posted in over two months! I guess I've been neglecting my blog. Anyway I got home with my beekeeping stuff around Jan. 31st. Anyway, I guess there isn't much to say but I'll let the pictures explain it.


A picture of when I first got my beekeeping equipment.


A picture of a finished beehive with a smoker on top.


A frame with plastic foundation in it. Bees draw out the foundation making hexagonal cells for storing honey, brood, pollen etc.


There are ten frames in each hive box.


Here's a picture of me snapping in plastic foundation into the frame.



Here's a picture of the parts of the hive. This will need enlarged.

Cutting meat.

Well, I finally got around to posting. On the 20th and the 21st we cut up our bull meat. I accidentally cut myself twice but aside from that there weren't any injuries. Here are some pictures.


The cherry-picker that we hung the meat on.


Mom and Jessi cutting meat.


Sam patiently waiting for scraps.


Dad cutting meat on the saw.


A close-up of dad cutting met on the saw.


Danny