2013 EXPO Show & Sale

Monday, April 29th, 2013 at 6:00 am  
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The EXPO show and sale is over.  The kids had a lot of fun and placed well in their classes. Justus Wallace – pig farmer   After the confirmation class, where Justus placed 1st in the Yorkshire division, Whitey went back to his pen and stretched himself out with his head in the food bowl.  I guess he was wore out.  It must be hard work being a prize pig. Audrey zipped around on her bike for 3 days. I was so proud of Serenity. With her being on the shy side, she has had to work on this.  This year she went into the ring exhibiting confidence. She won Reserve Best of Class for lamb confirmation. Sale day arrived and it was time to…

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EXPO Time! Loading Up the Animals

Thursday, April 25th, 2013 at 3:00 am  
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The 4-H EXPO Show & Sale is here once again!  Serenity & Justus are both showing an animal.  This is Justus’s first year.  Last year Serenity’s lamb died a month before the show and so she sewed 2 aprons for the show & auction.  Thankfully, her lamb did great this year.   Yesterday they loaded their animals. Our big fat cat (not fat on mice!) relaxin’. The pig, after much coercion, finally went into the trailer. Audrey was adorable – running around helping where she could.  Here she’s getting some water for the pig to cool it off after it’s strenuous walk up the plank into the trailer. Loaded and ready to go. Today Justus shows his pig and tomorrow Serenity shows her lamb. It…

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Butterfly the Pig and One Apron for the Gents and Another for the Ladies

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 at 9:34 pm  
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4-H EXPO has officially begun as of today and will end on Saturday after the auction where the kids sell their animals or in Serenity’s case, an item she has sewn.  She was raising a lamb if you remember, but sadly that ended abruptly. Wesley spent some time grooming his prize pig.  This prize pig is not called Wilbur because it’s a girl.  Her name is Butterfly. Awww… That’s exactly what comes to my mind when I look at her – a butterfly.  Can’t you see the resemblance?   He’s been brushing her the last few days with a brush because they get this scaly dandruff stuff that doesna look so good in the show ring.  Judges don’t like to see it.  You don’t want to try to brush it all…

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Oh Where, Oh Where Did They Go?

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 6:56 am  
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Unfortunately, I have bad news to report. My adorable bunnies are no longer. Our excellent blood thirsty dog ripped the chicken wire where the rabbits were housed and had himself a nice breakfast.  That dog can be so sneaky!  We know it was him because we have caught him in the act of getting one of our chickens.  He grabbed it and ran into a big field near our house but far enough from us that we couldn’t get him.  We really scolded him and he hasn’t touched one since but if he can be sneaky and get something (like our goat kids) he will.  He just showed up at our house one day and has been here for years – longer than any other dog we’ve…

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New Farm Additions – Lamb, Pig and Kids

Monday, December 19th, 2011 at 10:36 pm  
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A little update on what’s happening here on the farm. Our mama goats have kidded. The little kids are the cutest things and we have 6 that were born in November.   Serenity got her lamb for 4-H in October.     Wesley now has his 4-H pig, too… brought home in a garbage can turned on its side and with the lid tied down with a bungee cord.  Yea, we’re a little unorthodox sometimes. But he seemed quite content.   Mom and Dad arrived in town Friday night so you might be seeing a little less of me this week.      

EXPO 2010 Update

Saturday, April 24th, 2010 at 8:11 am  
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Snow, rain and cold have marked the last few days.  EXPO 2010 was not one of the better years for weather.   Here’s what we had 2 days ago. Fortunately, our club was able to stay a little more warm and dry because every year we bring our wall tent and set it up for meals.  Inside is filled with tables and chairs and breakfast, lunch and supper are served there by different families in our club. We have a lot of great kids in our club this year.  Isn’t this 1st year 4-H’er adorable?  His dad manages a cattle ranch but they’ve never had pigs until this year.  They had so much fun with it, the dad bought another for them to raise and then…

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Moo, Baa, Maa and Oink

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 at 7:58 am  
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For the next few days, I’ll be surrounded by all the sounds that make up a farm.  No, I have not moved out to our barn but I am camped out at the 4-H, 2010 EXPO where the kids show and sale their animals that they have been raising for the last several months. The last few days have been hectic as the children sheared their animals, got poster boards ready and packed to come to EXPO.   It’s amazing how much wool a lamb carries around.  It’s at least 2″ thick. There’s all kinds of interesting ways to do a job, right?  Wesley’s pig, Bacon. Justus – looking forward to the day when he can raise an animal. Wesley Zachary & Serenity’s lambs saying “Hi” through the fence. I thought…

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