Sunday's Words

Waiting....

Waiting for parts can sometimes take forever.

But they got the clutch on.

They put the oil pan on.

And now.....

the wait continues......

A Surprise!

Ben noticed Beatrice acting funny during lunch.

(His lunch, not hers.)

So they moved all the cows up to the front pasture.

A couple of hours later there was a new little calf in the pasture.

We named her Zelda.

Ben and Hannah moved mama and baby to the barn.

 

She's about three weeks early
and is a tiny 58 pounds.

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Lake Front Property

It was a windy 46* yesterday.

That did some major damage to the snow.

This is a common picture in the spring
but never before in February.

Water, water, everywhere water.

I got a cool lake front picture of the barn though!

Pig Pettin'

Our piggies might be a little spoiled.

Ben rubbed this guy's head until he totally relaxed and laid down.

Then he had to get up again for more scratching.

Chicks and Kids

The post office called at 6:22 yesterday morning.

Our chicks had arrived.

The fridges will have even more eggs in a few months.

Hazel had her kids this morning too!

Loretta and Leo.

They are also a tri-colored female and a black and white male...

just like Hilda's Kia

and Kato yesterday.

The First Goat Kids of the Season!

When Elsie did chores this morning she noticed that Hilda was acting funny.

She figured today was the day.

Then a couple of hours later Hannah looked out and spotted one kid.

And then Ben saw the second.

They moved mama and babies to the barn.

First born was Kya,
a doeling.
Hilda was checking out Elsie.

Followed by Kato,
the buckling.

 

Hazel is next to kid.

So now we wait on her.

A Need For Hay

Some new friends that we have been blessed with needed hay.

In the brisk cold Saturday morning 

they hauled it out of the shed.

Hannah and Jack were peeking out of the hayloft.

Elsie wrestled the gates 

to keep the steers up in the lot 

while Ben drove in and out.

Then Luke kept the new calves in their lot 

while Ben drove through them.

It was only 20 bales in two trips so it didn't take long.

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The Work Must Go On

It was a chilly morning for chores..

The horses and goats were happy to see Elsie coming.

Hazel and Hilda are going to be kidding before long.

Ben and Hannah fed the cows and Curly at the bunk,

and the new calves got their silage too.

 They hauled corn to the barn for the pigs to feast on.

But in spite of the cold, the blue skies were beautiful!

Finally a Little Work

It's been several days of waiting for parts.

And waiting some more.

Some things finally came in 

so Luke was able to get a little bit going again today.

Now they are waiting on the proper tools to get all the parts on.

They need a special tool to put the seal on, 

but they can't get it from John Deere until Monday.

It looks like the engine is not going to have to be rebuilt after all!

Expanding Our Horizons!

SilsethFamilyFarm

 

is now on Face Book!

Click on the name above to get there.....hopefully!
 

We have no idea what we are doing

but we are going to give our best shot!

Hang in there.
For some reason I can't get the page to be open to the general public.
You have to have a Face Book account.
I'll keep working on it.

 



At A Standstill

They are kind of at a standstill on the 3020 for a day or two.

 

Luke took the radiator off Saturday

 

so he can replace the fan belt and pulleys.

 

He also took the rear engine seal and oil pan off

 

so he can replace the seals and gaskets.

 

 The tool bench is nice and close

and full of needed tools.

 

 Hopefully the parts will come in Monday

and the boys can move forward again.



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They Split It!

Oh wow!

They split the 3020 in half last night!

Luke was measuring so he could build the splitting stands.

Eric has split a tractor before so he came to help.

 

Jack had a great vantage point.

 

There was lots of slow, steady pulling.

And lots of stopping to study the progress.

 

 

They did it!

I think they were all quite pleased when it was in two, well-stabilized pieces!

 

Oh!  Luke just told me that Eric has never split a tractor before!

He just thought it looked like fun

and wanted to try it!