Reklaw farm update.

All of this warm weather had us outside itching with anticipation for the upcoming season. We have purchased some of our seed and the green house is getting an early spring cleaning. The cows and pigs were also enjoying the mild weather and kicking up their heels a lot today.
Will is going to start milking Petula this week, he has been putting her in a stanchion everyday and she is settling into the routine nicely. We tagged some animals and collected tail hairs for genetic testing. We decided to start genetic testing to assure we have the best quality beef. We are looking for good marbling, tenderness, feed efficiency and high yeild grades.
The pigs will have to be separated soon as they are due the end of the month.
We need to build more chicken coops so all of our birds have plenty of room in their outdoor mobile homes.
Registrations for CSA shares have started to filter in as well.

Petula's new calf

We put Petula in the barn last week in preparation for her calf. She settled down nicely and we were able to scratch her and be in the stall with out stressing her out. On Wednesday February 8th around noon, I went to the barn to meet the farrier, who was there to trim the horses hooves. Petula was making quiet cooing sounds when I got to the barn door. Right away I knew something was up. When I got into the barn, she had her calf standing beside her, it was still wet. She is a great mom covering her calf with hay and lying in front of it to keep it warm. Mom and babe are doing great.