UPDATE FOR MAY 27, 2020 PROGRESS

We have made some progress on projects lately. got a new package of bees and got them into the hive. We checked on them yesterday and did not see the queen but we did see new larvae. I also went a round to the neighbors and assisted him in capturing a swarm of bees that landed in a tree on his property. we used another neighbors 32 foot extension ladder and with a lot of luck and the bravery of the neighbor got most of the bees. yeasterday he again went up into the tree to retrieve the rest of the bees. I have to admit that if it were up to me to go up that ladder, the bees would still be in the tree.

We, with the help of our eldest son made more progress on the new greenhouse. see new pictures at the bottom of the associated post.

Also we have been using electric fence to allow the cattle to graze more of our property, saves feed, and I don't have to weed eat.

Janice has been getting our garden going, working like a mad woman, and doing a great job.

Last but not least we had the metal building people come back and install a roll up door in the bottom end of the cows barn, I will try to get new pictures of that up soon. Eden the cow is making great headway getting used to Janice handling her, the little guy not so much, you can stand close just don't try to touch him.

SWITCHING TO CATTLE

Well we are in the process of switching from Nubian Goats to Dexter Cattle. we currently have one three year old cow and her three month old calf. She was not worked with, so even though she is a nice cow she is not used to being handled. I think she will come around , but I think this is going to take some time.  We are also planning on obtaining another cow and a Bull, ones that have been handled. Her registered name is Singing Springs Eden.
Dexter's are a small Irish breed of cattle, that are known for very good dispositions and easy to keep on just grass. Most Dexter's are at most about 48 inches at the top of the shoulder.

 A little hard to see in this pic as it is so far away, but this is Eden, most likely spelled her name wrong, anyway she is a three year old and with her we have a three month old calf, who will be a butcher calf in roughly a year.

 This picture is closer but the calf is hard to see as he is on the other side of his mom. He is without a name, but he is a Dunn color as his dad was a red bull. Dexter's only come in Black, Red, and Dunn.

 Peekaboo, I see you!

 Dexter's are a good duel purpose breed, as they can provide milk and are very good beef animals. The next cow and bull we get we are wanting Red colors.

 Janice is impatient to be able to start handling Eden, she only arrived about an hour prior to this try to make friends. We will only be keeping registered Dexter's.

Eden and the calf were great, the person we purchased from delivered them here, just backed the trailer into our entrance gate, one person blocked the driveway and the open pasture gate was right there and they just wondered in, very calm with no fuss.