Wehner Homestead

[Wehner Homestead]

Pretty sunset last night. I likened it to cotton candy.

Did a feed run on Thursday. My mom’s family is from and lives around Greensburg. We like getting our feed from Soy Processors there. It’s a co-op type feed store and grain elevator. They’ve worked with DH on custom mixing our cattle feed too.

Anyway, my grandpa is selling his collection of antique JD tractors this fall. He pulled them out to get pics for the auction flyers. It’s like the end of an era. His health and eyesight are too bad to restore them anymore. They’ll now be enjoyed by someone else. I took a few pics for memories and thought I’d share.

Today we made a trip to Ohio to pick up Leah and Summer, the two Nigerians that we’ve been waiting on to get old enough to come home. We are on our way home now. I’ll try to get pics of them and some updated pics of the others when we get home.

 

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I was deleting some pics on my phone and came across a few from earlier this week that I hadn’t shared.

Late afternoon view of the cows.

Heifer that we have nicknamed Mabel. She’s left from last year and we are holding her for a friend. Long story. Never worked with her but she’s really tame. (Her dam is Melody and her granddam is Maddie.) She’s licking my shirt in the first pic with Queenie watching. The second pic is hard to see Queenie but Mabel had switched to licking my hand.

Pic of five of the six younger kids eating out of one pan when the Does got fed.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I know that had to be a tough decision for your Dad to make and it looks like he has a rather large collection of them. The sunset is beautiful and so are all the animals....the green pasture doesn't look bad either.....sure glad Queenie keeps an eye on ya to keep ya safe.....

 

[Southern by choice]

You can use white vinegar. But you will have worms, lice, flies, ticks and mild forms of cancer.

You always make me smile Bay! I love your humor!

 

[Southern by choice]

I have no words. Your grandfathers collection is amazing. beautiful. and

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I have no words. Your grandfathers collection is amazing. beautiful. and

This will be his fourth sale. All during my lifetime. The first was when he retired from farming. The second was the divorce sale.
He had to part with 11 Waterloo Boys (first JD tractor.) The third was when the home place was sold. The fourth and final is because his health is declining.

I got pics of the kids with the tractors and have wonderful memories of driving them, antique tractor pulls, and pictures with them on special occasions. He even modified a 10,000 bushel grain bin to become a storage shed after he retired from farming and it held only antiques.

 

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Picture Overload!

New additions...I failed to add color as I mentioned when I went to pick them. I’m really excited for their potential ability for milking and confirmation though! I’ll try to get more pics as they settle in.

Honey Locust Farm Indian Summer (pending) is out of Honey Locust Farm Mudslide (Zanzabeez Polar Vortex and ButtinHeads Spanish Rhapsody) and Honey Locust Farm Peach Melba. We will call her Summer. She likes attention once caught but we need to work on catching since she was dam raised.

Mill View Anne of Avonlea (pending) is out of Uncorked Farm Saban and BroCo Farms Willow Anne. This breeding is having in Caprine Acres lines. We plan on calling her Leah. Her dam has an amazing FF udder. She was also a bottle baby so she’s “in your pocket.”

Leah-L and Summer-R.

Jasmine checking out the new additions. (Diamond and Caramel in the background.) They are from a tested herd that I’ve seen the paperwork on. Also, since they are too young to test, they do share a fence line with our does. (Blossom is in the true quarantine pen.)

Knight-back and King-front.

Otis is feeling and looking much better since his coccidia treatment. He’s headed for shade in this pic.

Queenie says it’s hot and took a break in front of the fans.

Cont’d with pics of CeCe and Sparkle.

 

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CeCe and Sparkle have grown so much since they’ve been here. We are VERY happy with these two! @Southern by choice here’s updated pics per your request. It was hot so they didn’t want to leave the barn and I didn’t make them.
Sparkle! (Cowboy in background, there is someone on the other end of that pitchfork that is actually using it.)

CeCe likes to check out the chickens.

CeCe in chicken land. (Not for long. Chicken changes coming.)

Sparkle thinking about trying out the steps. (I moved her away from the cord right after I took the pic. It moves air through the leanto for the cows.)

CeCe right before she jumped on me. Gotta get lovin’s from Mama! Makes it hard to take pics though.

Sparkle

CeCe peeking in at the new girls.

Sparkle found a stray bucket to check for crumbs and Jewel was headed for me.

CeCe looking at the cows.

Both girls together!!

Cont’d on next post...

 

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CeCe and Sparkle cont’d...

Sparkle before I let her out.

Both girls peeking at Mom.

Sparkle.

CeCe ready to jump.

 

[Southern by choice]

Ce Ce is looking so much like her mom! Sparkle is so hairy! Where is that coming from I wonder?
The Nigerians look great as well. It's funny, color is fun but I have really grown to love the sleek black look on goats!