Mineral feeder update
After a few more days of use, it appears that phosphorous was in short supply with my cows. It’s almost time to add more while the other minerals are pretty much untouched still. The phosphorous is on...
View ArticleCows in the morning
The cows moving into their new paddock. They are really looking better every day. The coats are improving, they are adding weight, and their disposition is just perfect. The only issue I have is that...
View ArticleMineral feeder refill
Today I refilled the phosphorus for the first time. All of the other minerals are completely untouched. The phosphorus was completely empty. Yesterday while giving a tour I saw one of the cows actually...
View ArticleKencove fence charger, and my treatise on chargers in general
Before we started paddock shift grazing I had some really nice fence chargers that did a great job. They were about 1 joule of power but for one hot wire on top of hog wire with no contact to grass...
View ArticleMineral feeder update, with some early results
Minerals continue to be a big hit, but still phosphorous (P) is the far and away leader. I refilled the phosphorous (P) section again this morning. It was licked clean. Thats the second refill since I...
View ArticleCalf 1. Cotton 0.
Cotton takes on one of the calves. And looses. The post Calf 1. Cotton 0. appeared first on Ninja Cow Farm LLC.
View ArticleGeneral update to grazing and school starts
It’s raining and cool again here at the farm. We should have sunshine today but its a misty cool start to the day. The grass continues to grow very well. It looks like the fescue is coming out of...
View ArticleSabbath update
Everyone was quietly and peacefully grazing. Cotton was loyally at my side and I thought this would make a nice serene picture for the blog. A cool calm summer morning. As I pressed the camera button...
View ArticleSoil erosion
So we did a lot of work a year ago to fix a bunch of highly eroded areas in our pastures. It was a pretty good sized job and we were glad to get it done. Unfortunately this winter during the heavy...
View ArticleBody condition scoring
One of the things I learned at cow school in Mississippi is that it’s important to quantify and record my cows body condition score. Now lest you think I’m completely clueless, I already knew to keep...
View ArticleYesterday’s haul
What’s the first thing that happens when you sell some pigs? A huge load of produce of course. Fortunately a lot of it was cabbage which the cows love so today I will be spreading joy in the pasture to...
View ArticleCow poots blow off the roof?
No, you don’t want to be in a confined area with 90 animals on a high fiber diet. The dangers are worse than you think though. The post Cow poots blow off the roof? appeared first on Ninja Cow Farm...
View ArticleAnother sign of spring
Looks like Benjamin gets around. #3 had a little girl calf last night. She’s up and moving around and looks good. We should be dropping calves quite a bit going forward now. This next month should be...
View ArticleFirst grass update of spring
Finally we have a grass and grazing update. Here you see yesterday on the left, today on the right prior to moving the cows. As I write this the cows are quietly munching away on fresh spring grass. I...
View ArticleA cow grazing grass and what proper grazing looks like
Here is one of our cows, Laser, grazing fresh grass yesterday. I was actually sitting on the mineral feeding, enjoying the morning and typing up yesterday’s blog post when she grazed right up next to...
View ArticleToday’s grazing and grass update. It’s not all gone, but it’s close.
As you can see we are getting down to the road. In a few more days we’ll be down to the first pond and beginning to work our way back towards the house. The grass is growing nicely. The sun and warmth...
View ArticleGrazing update – Last of the big paddocks
Late March we started the cows on paddock shift again at the top of our largest pasture. We’ve been working them steadily towards the other end and today we’ve arrived. When we first started there was...
View ArticleSome questions on grass fed milk, and some answers, for Gwen
We were fortunate to have a new friend visit the farm with her two kids for a tour. During and then after the tour I was asked some questions about our milk cow that I promised I would answer and the...
View ArticleA sad day
Yesterday, cow #24 had what should have been a beautiful little calf. However this calf was still-born. On our farm we do not employ hormones, drugs, or a veterinarian unless someone is showing signs...
View ArticleSunday update, lots happening on the farm. Pigs, cows, and gators!
With Penelope having new babies, we had to move the feeder pigs we purchased into the barn. They are too small to be with the two grown boys, and too big to be around Penelope’s babies. We try to have...
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