Our Funny Farm Dogs: Heeler & Australian Shepherd
We love our Australian Heeler cattle dogs! You will too, after watching this fun collage of some of our most memorable dog-happy moments on our farm in the Driftless Region of Iowa.
Farm Dog Names
Farm dogs are your best hired hand (paid with food!). Naming a farm dog is a repeat venture. We’ve had many over the years. I always said that when a great name strikes us, we should write it down! Well,…
Rooster Rod’s Hen House
This project was a long-time brewing. We had this old service-body truck saved for just the right project. Although we had all sorts of ideas, the hen house idea was the winner. By converting the body to a hen house…
REVIEW: Heated Chicken/Poultry Waterer for Winter
I’ve been using this electric API heated chicken/poultry waterer for a few months now. It even made it through -30 wind chill temps. It’s working out well, and I wanted to share my thoughts. I had my choice between two…
Cowbird Swarms!
We’ve been collecting videos of the interesting cowbird flocks on our northeast Iowa farm. The cows attract flies and insects, which the cowbirds love. They’ve always been on our farm, but they seem to have be a more consistent phenomenon…