Category Archives: Yearly Accomplishments
Update on Ealaiontoir’s Seamus – Our Bull Calf for Sale
As of today – halter training has been going wonderful! Seamus is learning how to behave while tied. We are now working on smaller issues – such as standing still when told to stop walking. One thing that’s helped quite … Continue reading
New Bedroom for The Man of The House
A wish is coming true for me! Construction began September 16th – on a new bedroom for Artist. I’m so excited for him! It’s good size – 18’x18’. It felt so wonderful to see those first posts go in! … Continue reading
Irish Dexter Home-school Time at Our House!
I can’t tell you how many shots I had to trash, just to get this one. And it’s rough! Lately – it is a fight to take photos of Aon. He won’t stand still – comes to me wherever … Continue reading
Weaning Time… Uuuuggghhh!
Weaning our calves began 4 days ago. And I’m… fairly sure we’ve managed to tick off a few neighbors. But things could be much worse. We could have 50 calves and Dams trying to wake the dead – instead … Continue reading
It’s No Wonder That I Avoid Video Games
I must say… it’s been a wild year for us during this year’s spring calving season. I thank God, for giving me the fortitude to keep records. And every year – so far – we are learning that – the … Continue reading
Friends ‘Til The End – Together For The First Time!
We’d administered the last dose of Spectramast into Cora’s front right udder quarter on Monday evening. I just couldn’t take another moment of guilt. She’d been stuck in the confines of that little yard and the barn for way too … Continue reading
Meet Our Herdsire’s Very First Progeny!
Meet Aon (Irish spelling for ‘Ian’) !! Born 5-15-2014 Sire – FF Freedom’s Artist Dam – PF No Foolin’ April He is absolutely precious! Aon weighed only 45 lbs. at birth. He’s red in color, and looks sooo much like … Continue reading
We Have Our Very First Baby!
*** Warning: – Very graphic photos in this posting. Yesterday was a day that went totally upside down from the moment of Crunch Time during a Full Moon. We’ve been waiting since April 23rd for Patty to drop her calf. … Continue reading
Tweaking By The Hour?
We knew this day would come. But we had our own vision of doing this out in a designated area of our hay pasture – at a later date. Just like the saying goes… “ Wanna see God laugh? Make … Continue reading
The Boss Grants a Stay of Execution
Hubs came home the other night from work with – ” an idea. ” I thought he’d read my posting about Bruce. But indeed – he had not done so. However – He shared his idea. We talked. We came up with … Continue reading