Sent the tractor out for some basic maintenance this month. Really, really wish I'd had the foresight to take some kind of mechanics class in high school, tag behind Dad when he rebuilt a Carmen Ghia during my teens, or to pay attention to any kind of small or large engine repair over the years. Just never came up before. Living a farmsteading lifestyle has shown me where my weaknesses lie, and fixing mechanical things is a big one.
Leased a buck for the month for the five oldest does. Dried them off before his arrival and already very much missing their delicious milk. Store bought cow milk doesn't compare. But we all need the break -- me from the daily milking routine and the does need to concentrate their efforts on growing what I hope will be a healthy "crop"of kidlings.
Ten more ducklings hatched this month, bringing the farm's total duck population to nearly 40.
Monday, October 25, 2010
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