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RoseBriar Farm · 1Y ago

Farming can be a real pain in the butt…..literally

Seriously, this morning at about 5, I dressed for work and made bottles for the calves.  As I started to step onto the first step off the frost covered deck.  My feet flew out from under me and I landed on my booty.  When I hit my left arm had a quick pain then I felt nothing in it.  My lower back n
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RoseBriar Farm · 1Y ago

My bottle calves are udderly confused.

When a calf is on the teat, if the milk is not flowing as fast as they want or not flowing at all, they will push into the udder.  This will cause the udder to release milk.  This is also true with the bottle which normally means the nipple opening needs to be cut open a little. Well today I went to
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RoseBriar Farm · 1Y ago

How much veterinary work should we do on our on?

DISCLAIMER:  While there are no gross photos in this post there is a gross description of a surgery conducted by Brad and me.I have always given my dogs their vaccinations.   These are subcutaneous shots: just under the skin.  Like the shots we get in the arm.Recently I bought a cow, that I later de
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RoseBriar Farm · 1Y ago

OOPS!... I DID IT AGAIN! Britney Spears

As you may well know in early December I tried my hand at a Bottle fed Charolais and it did not end well.  Jen and I had decided a couple of things; 1) Wait until Spring 2) Buy in pairs.  Well this week she was on Craigslist and found me some Holstein calves.   Well we did half of our plan; I bought
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RoseBriar Farm · 1Y ago

New Addition

I have a really cool looking rooster (Mr. Darcy), I bought him over the summer, along with a hen which  was killed by a raccoon earlier in the fall.  He is of one of the smallest bantam breeds; Japanese Black Tail Bantam.  These come in a variety of color but I prefer the white because the black tai
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RoseBriar Farm · 1Y ago

Wacky Wednesday!

If a cow laughs, will milk come out it’s nose?
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RoseBriar Farm · 1Y ago

Why did the chicken cross the road?

I have know idea but I can tell you why they stayed inside for three days despite the fact that I would open their coop.  Well lets open their door and see.They HATE the snow.  
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RoseBriar Farm · 1Y ago

Wacky Wednesday… Super Hero

Duke, the flying Basset Hound
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RoseBriar Farm · 1Y ago

Wacky Wednesday Appropriate for After Christmas

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RoseBriar Farm · 1Y ago

“How can you kill something you raised?” well let me tell you

That is a question I get by everyone when they find out I actually eat chickens and turkeys I have raised.  In a previous post I gave a brief explanation of how this is done I have made a few adjustments after a few processing's now.  Start with a building a fire; you will need this later. Put a hug
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