ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[bonbean01]

Wow...that egg is beautiful!!!! I'm amazed that with your very busy life you still manage to be so creative!!!!

 

[Alice Acres]

Wow...that egg is beautiful!!!! I'm amazed that with your very busy life you still manage to be so creative!!!!

Ditto that!!

 

[autumnprairie]

Wow...that egg is beautiful!!!! I'm amazed that with your very busy life you still manage to be so creative!!!!

Ditto that!!

X3

 

[elevan]

Thank you all! That one was my favorite of all that I did.

I just got off the phone with my doctor who "has agonized for a week about what to do about my test results." Results were not what we wanted them to be. More tests next week to rule out the "bad" reasons for the results. Best case scenario would be that the surgery that he did 9 years ago was "botched" and he left part of an organ in that he was supposed to take out. So, I guess that the doctor screwed up 9 years ago.

 

[Southern by choice]

read often just don't post, but I thought I'd share a hug with you.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Very pretty egg. You have so much talent.
No sure on the meat weight? We buy cows right now and have them processed but I don't know what the normal live weight to hanging weight number is.


I am sorry you are having medical stuff on top of everything else.

 

[Queen Mum]

Love the egg.

Glad your doctor was willing to be up front with you about the results. Sounds like he is a good guy to at least tell you what he thinks.

Sorry to hear that you might need more surgery though.

 

[elevan]

I have a freezer full of beef! I have decided to make T-Bone steaks for my birthday on Monday. DH and the kids took me out to dinner to celebrate tonight. Cannot wait to taste those steaks!

We've found a home for our smaller male horse and (hopefully) he'll be leaving tomorrow. Just need to find a home for the Morgan mare

We've decided to send the pig to the processor in a month or two along with 2 of the goats.

I was asked the other day if we were downsizing and the answer to that is - no. We are simply purposing our farm and if the critter doesn't serve a purpose then they are leaving one way or another.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Your egg is beautiful Elevan! How do you "carve" an egg? Very interesting.

Sorry about your medical stuff. That stinks.

And YAY for steaks! Enjoy them on your birthday tomorrow!

 

[elevan]

There are multiple methods for carving an egg...a dremel tool is super easy with the right bits, hand carving tools and for surface carving you can use rolled up sandpaper that forms tight "sticks".

Chicken eggs are really hard to carve as they are thin and break easily. Guinea and Emu eggs are great options because of their dense shells.