Comments for Roscommon Acres http://roscommonacres.com Life more abundantly Tue, 22 May 2012 19:13:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Real Beauty, Gillette Venus razor review and $50 Visa gift card giveaway by Brandi http://roscommonacres.com/2012/05/real-beauty-gillette-venus-razor-review-and-50-visa-gift-card-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-35491 Brandi Tue, 22 May 2012 19:13:23 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=3419#comment-35491 We just talk naturally as things come up. Seems in this world things come up all of the time! ;-) My oldest daughter has been easy to parent in that she hasn't tried to push early for "growing up." I have a 5 year old daughter that might pose a different path. :-) We just talk naturally as things come up. Seems in this world things come up all of the time! ;-) My oldest daughter has been easy to parent in that she hasn’t tried to push early for “growing up.” I have a 5 year old daughter that might pose a different path. :-)

]]> Comment on Real Beauty, Gillette Venus razor review and $50 Visa gift card giveaway by marina http://roscommonacres.com/2012/05/real-beauty-gillette-venus-razor-review-and-50-visa-gift-card-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-35489 marina Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:34 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=3419#comment-35489 With a lot of prayer!! I also make sure I do my homework before tackling a delicate topic! With a lot of prayer!! I also make sure I do my homework before tackling a delicate topic!

]]> Comment on Additions to the homestead by Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2012/05/additions-to-the-homestead/comment-page-1/#comment-35472 Dana Tue, 22 May 2012 16:28:42 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=3425#comment-35472 Yeah, that's why I never really wanted turkeys. We'll see how this goes, I guess! Yeah, that’s why I never really wanted turkeys. We’ll see how this goes, I guess!

]]> Comment on Real Beauty, Gillette Venus razor review and $50 Visa gift card giveaway by Amanda http://roscommonacres.com/2012/05/real-beauty-gillette-venus-razor-review-and-50-visa-gift-card-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-35471 Amanda Tue, 22 May 2012 16:27:09 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=3419#comment-35471 Don't have any daughters, just two boys so far...but I imagine that trying to remember how I felt at that age and what would have been most helpful for me to hear at that time would be helpful. Don’t have any daughters, just two boys so far…but I imagine that trying to remember how I felt at that age and what would have been most helpful for me to hear at that time would be helpful.

]]> Comment on Additions to the homestead by monica http://roscommonacres.com/2012/05/additions-to-the-homestead/comment-page-1/#comment-35463 monica Tue, 22 May 2012 15:39:50 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=3425#comment-35463 AWESOME! Turkeys are really hard to raise up. As juveniles they can drop just because you moved them from one cage to another. I sold my pair this Spring. Maybe I'll try again in the future, but with those midget turkeys... Good Luck! AWESOME! Turkeys are really hard to raise up. As juveniles they can drop just because you moved them from one cage to another. I sold my pair this Spring. Maybe I’ll try again in the future, but with those midget turkeys… Good Luck!

]]> Comment on Additions to the homestead by Laraba http://roscommonacres.com/2012/05/additions-to-the-homestead/comment-page-1/#comment-35459 Laraba Tue, 22 May 2012 14:33:59 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=3425#comment-35459 Dana, How exciting! The turkey is definitely thrilling and I admire your leap into the world of dairy cows. We had "cow share" locally for a couple of years and oh, the milk was GOOD. But the family with the cows did all the work. Then it got to be too hard to drive out so now we buy organic, non homogenized milk from a local store. Expensive. We have acreage and COULD do cows but I don't feel brave enough. Chickens yes, but not cows for now. Dana,

How exciting! The turkey is definitely thrilling and I admire your leap into the world of dairy cows. We had “cow share” locally for a couple of years and oh, the milk was GOOD. But the family with the cows did all the work. Then it got to be too hard to drive out so now we buy organic, non homogenized milk from a local store. Expensive. We have acreage and COULD do cows but I don’t feel brave enough. Chickens yes, but not cows for now.

]]> Comment on Additions to the homestead by Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2012/05/additions-to-the-homestead/comment-page-1/#comment-35457 Dana Tue, 22 May 2012 14:27:11 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=3425#comment-35457 Thanks, Jason! They are actually a dual purpose breed. For their size (three feet tall) they give a decent amount of milk. The two of them together should give us a little surplus but not drown us in milk, either. It's supposed to be rich and creamy with a high butterfat content, but smaller fat globules than the milk of a Jersey. Thanks, Jason! They are actually a dual purpose breed. For their size (three feet tall) they give a decent amount of milk. The two of them together should give us a little surplus but not drown us in milk, either. It’s supposed to be rich and creamy with a high butterfat content, but smaller fat globules than the milk of a Jersey.

]]> Comment on Additions to the homestead by JasonS http://roscommonacres.com/2012/05/additions-to-the-homestead/comment-page-1/#comment-35453 JasonS Tue, 22 May 2012 14:05:10 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=3425#comment-35453 Farming is a pleasure. Unfortunately, though I grew up on a small farm, my family presently does not have enough land. I hope to see that change in the future. Please be sure to enjoy yourself, as you seem to be doing. On another note, I am not familiar with that breed of cattle, but they look more like beef cattle than dairy cattle. Do you expect them to give much, or is their fat content high? Farming is a pleasure. Unfortunately, though I grew up on a small farm, my family presently does not have enough land. I hope to see that change in the future. Please be sure to enjoy yourself, as you seem to be doing.
On another note, I am not familiar with that breed of cattle, but they look more like beef cattle than dairy cattle. Do you expect them to give much, or is their fat content high?

]]> Comment on Additions to the homestead by Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2012/05/additions-to-the-homestead/comment-page-1/#comment-35451 Dana Tue, 22 May 2012 13:44:02 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=3425#comment-35451 If it is any comfort, bald eagles don't usually go after chickens. I don't know that I would trust it, but last year we had three hanging out during the migration and they never even came in for a second look. They do need a lot of swooping space to come down and hunt, but they are also shyer than a hawk. Of course, as soon as you turn them out, you will get a close up of a bald eagle taking a chicken, though. Our biggest issues has been when the birds were penned in a tractor and didn't have the ability to get away when a weasel found them. :( If it is any comfort, bald eagles don’t usually go after chickens. I don’t know that I would trust it, but last year we had three hanging out during the migration and they never even came in for a second look. They do need a lot of swooping space to come down and hunt, but they are also shyer than a hawk. Of course, as soon as you turn them out, you will get a close up of a bald eagle taking a chicken, though.

Our biggest issues has been when the birds were penned in a tractor and didn’t have the ability to get away when a weasel found them. :(

]]> Comment on Additions to the homestead by Julie http://roscommonacres.com/2012/05/additions-to-the-homestead/comment-page-1/#comment-35448 Julie Tue, 22 May 2012 12:46:34 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=3425#comment-35448 Well, I wonder if a turkey will be a good guardian bird for the rest of your flock? I saw a bald eagle flying overhead when we were working out at the farm the other day. I guess my chickens won't be free range birds. I told Ron we would have to create a fenced food forest with trees and cane berries to provide some protection. Then I told him it would be nice to divide the food forest into paddocks so we can use the concept of rotational grazing. He gave me that look. You know the one that means that sounds like a lot of work for him. Expensive too. Well, I wonder if a turkey will be a good guardian bird for the rest of your flock?

I saw a bald eagle flying overhead when we were working out at the farm the other day. I guess my chickens won’t be free range birds. I told Ron we would have to create a fenced food forest with trees and cane berries to provide some protection. Then I told him it would be nice to divide the food forest into paddocks so we can use the concept of rotational grazing. He gave me that look. You know the one that means that sounds like a lot of work for him. Expensive too.

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