One Cow Co: Baby has a name

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Either you're searching for some information and stumbled across here, or already know me and are interested in what I/we do. :)

The dairy cow doesn’t ask for much, but she asks every day.
People who are creating wealth with a cow either are hardworking and reliable or get that way in a hurry. This is the way it has been for a very long time.
--Joann Grohman (Author of Keeping a Family Cow)

There are three kinds of people in this world:
Those who watch things happen,
Those who Make things happen,
or you can wonder what the hell happened.
--Captain Phil Harris (RIP)

A few of words of wisdom I have come across:

Choose not to just live within your means, but live within your needs.

If you don't want to be responsible for or defend yourself, please don't expect others to do it for you.

(My translation: Buck up and learn some skills!)

Prepare for the worst, hope for the best!

"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the AmericanGovernment take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian."--Henry Ford

**~*~**Spread the word!**~*~**

Small Family Farms need our help when ludicrous charges have come up against them. Maybe someday it could be one of us on this "make an example out of you" chopping block.

Pushing back (via donations, interviews, getting the word out, etc) and standing up for what we believe in will send a clear message that we refuse to just roll over and give up!

When we know what we're fighting for, we fight harder--Sgt . Gary Stein (USMC)

THANK YOU!!!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Baby has a name

Some of the photos I snapped while working yesterday. Pat wants to name her Nessa, a variant of the Hebrew name Nasya which means Miracle. But he didn't like how the Nasya was pronounced, he said it sounded like nausea! HA HA So Nessa it is!

The stanchion came from my folks' place, out of their 1800's barn. Galen and Deb have the other half--they've been using theirs for quite awhile now! (I didn't need one with Dolly, I could just tie her and milk her. Hence why I wasn't in any hurry to get this put up!) My half is the one my mother used when she milked. The 'sign' on the window area is just temporary. I stuck that up last winter to keep the snow out of that area. (Obviously I got it from work!) ;) Patrick is making me a 'air flap' I can close or open depending on the weather. The chicken coop is on the right side.

Oh and on the 12th, my white hen started setting. I had left the eggs in one nestbox the day before because I got a little sidetracked with Anna and Nessa. She did get up once, I counted 10 eggs. I want to pull any Bawky (Bantie) eggs, but this mama doesn't want me messing around. In fact, I put a brown egg I found in her box, and she promptly stole it from me and put it under her. I have the pitchfork up because the one Barred Rock (with her butt to the camera) kept getting in there with her. Once she laid her egg I took the pitchfork away.