Time for a little catching up. Lisa named the calves. Marla’s little white faced bull is now Mark and Olives little heifer is Billy Jo.

Its been busy but at the same time I don’t feel like I have accomplished much. Thats just how it is sometimes I guess.

I’m back to milking olive again and we have an over abundance of milk once again. It was getting a little scarce there for a while milking Rosie.

I castrated all the little boars except 3 just in case someone is looking for boars for breeding. One registered AGH and two Orange AGH/KuneKune crosses.

This is the first time we have had calves that are the same age. I enjoy watching them chase each other around kicking their heals up as they go. Here they are just milling around and taking notice of Otis who really couldn’t care less about anything except for what ever he is chewing on.

Billy Jo and Mark with their new gear. They are not real happy to be locked up from the cows. No real need to lock up Mark except to keep Billy Jo company. I guess that’s reason enough.

Billy Jo learning the rope. She is the funniest thing. She will lock up like in the picture and then just flop over to one side or the other. No thrashing or kicking just flop right on her side.

Since we had the a dry spell after I robbed the bees with little blooming this fall they are short of honey so I have started feeding them. It took them two weeks to start hitting the sugar water after I put it out. Once they found it they went through 3 gallons in about 5 days. Of course I’m feeding every wild be in the area as well as mine. I know there is a hive in one of my mothers trees and I can watch the bees leave the feeder and head in that direction. I lost all but two of the hives to wax worms so I am going to nurse these through the winter until spring on sugar water.

And last, Ladybug coming out of the woods. She is getting old but still likes to run. She gets a nose full of something and just won’t let it go.