Got a couple of new kitties

It is June 3 as I write this and I have layers of clothing on. That don’t seem right.
I have heard two reports–one saying that summer will be colder than normal and the other stating it will be warmer than normal.
I think it just means that we don’t really know!
I hope everyone had their plants covered yesterday am because that was a hard frost!
I haven’t had time to get much planted at home so guess that is a positive.
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I made the executive decision to hold my cows back one more week.
I am happy with my decision, but I will tell you my cows are not so happy.
The grass is coming along but there isn’t much bulk to it. I have enough hay to get me through this week, so I decided to hold off.
I am holding sheep back as well because they are scheduled to be sheared this Saturday!
They will be excited but because we haven’t had much for heat they are not finding it nearly as warm much as some years.
The four-bottle lambs are down to two bottles per day now.
It is dangerous going into the pen with the bottles alone, so I have started feeding them through the gate.
They are getting big and crawl all over you.
I built them a small playpen outside, but they are already big enough to jump out!
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I was lucky to get myself a couple of kitties last week!
They are brothers who are already neutered and needed a good home.
They spent a couple nights in the house with us, but they are quiet, and I have moved them to the cat house in the barn.
They spend a lot of time on the deck at the house–mainly because one of the birdfeeders I am sure.
They are very friendly; Roxee is fine with them and even Black Bettie seemed to like them move than the bunny we adopted awhile ago.
Speaking of Black Bettie, I decided to put her outside on Sunday and my boyfriend/partner thought she should stay out for awhile.
I can’t believe how different it is without her. I am not sure how long she will be out . . .
She was really excited to see me after a night out.
I will give it a try, but I am pretty sure she would rather be running around in the house!
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Farmers are busy preparing to spray grain that they have planted this spring.
You are likely seeing many fertilizer spreaders out and about as they are spreading in hopes of having great hay and pasture yields this year. Fertilizer is one of the largest input costs for a farmer but without it you have very low yields.
Thankfully my dad spread fertilizer for me at home. It is an annual spring job.
The dairy producers are preparing to their first cut hay cutting.
The alfalfa is coming along but I would say it is at least a week behind here at the station.
The hops are all strung now, and we go out every second day to be sure they are climbing clock-wise up the strings.
They are doing quite well despite this weather.
If you have been past the station, we are investigating the tile issues once again.
One of these days we will have things back in order again.
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I have some fencing to do this week and the bugs have been out in full force, so I hope I don’t have to spend too much time in one spot!
We seem to have a pretty good crop of wood ticks as well.
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Last week my eldest niece, Maddie, turned 13!
I just can’t believe how quickly the time passes us by. I hope she still wants to hang around with her old Auntie!