Pics from the Ranch

4/23/07 - 4th Day - After Breakfast. Here are some highly requested pics from the Ranch here in Spring '07. Most of you will remember Maria, our first cow here on the Ranch. She is 1/2 Longhorn and 1/2 Watusi. Her horns are growing ever larger, and she should be about 6-7 months pregnant with another mixed-breed calf for us. I am thinking about putting Maria up for sale after this next calf comes - but we'll see.


This next pic is of Holga, our 3 year old Pure Longhorn. She should also be about 6-7 months pregnant. Her horns are getting longer too, and she will likely be milked again this summer after calving.



This picture is of our newest additions. The mama cow is Luciana, and her calf is Bonita. It looks like Bonita is going to be a very large animal, with good, long horns.



You probably remember Pita, the first calf we have had born on our property. Pita is 3/4 Longhorn and 1/4 Watusi, and is now 9 months old, and is very gentle and friendly and has been being trained to pull and lead now for about 5 months. Look how big her horns are getting...



Here is little Pedro. He was born premature, and is small in stature, but he is smart, friendly and strong. He might grow up to be a full sized steer, but who knows?


Here are a few pics of the garden this spring. The green beans are just starting to pop up.



Here is a more distant pic of the whole garden. I think you can click on the actual pictures for a better look.



We just finished fencing off an acre of semi-wooded land for pig pasture.



Here is the solar electric charger for the electric fence around the pig pasture. Some of you may have been wondering how you charge an electric fence for an off-grid homestead. This charger was quite inexpensive, and is good for up to 3 miles of fence. We bought it at Tractor Supply.



This isn't a very good picture, but it is of a peach on one of the peach trees we planted last year.



Well, gotta go to work. Y'all be cool.

Michael Bunker