Sold!

Hey all!  Sorry for the delay this week, there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day as of late.  I am starting to realize that more sunlight means more time to work and its just been too nice to stop!

Let's see where to begin.  I welcomed in 8 new friends including this guy, I have named him Badger due to his fierce attitude for life, you know, like a honey badger!

We moved some of the older weanlings to a great new pasture lot that they love.

And all of the other boys at Kalfland survived another week including the red twins, Fred and Ned!

Fred is the one sticking his tongue out at you! 

Then on Saturday Double J and Double D were off to a neighboring town for a farm auction!  I had never been to a farm auction let alone an auction where I had a blank check!  The trust from the bosses was something that I kept in mind all day and wanted to continue to have in the future so there were certainly no spending sprees.

Double D and I were headed to this specific auction because it had something the cattle division was in desperate need of....more huts!  So we got there early, got our number, and checked out what was available.

This farm was auctioning pretty much everything except the buildings and the land.  The farmer had decided to get out of the dairy business so he was selling everything involved.  Everything included tractors, implements like balers and plows and wagons, straw and hay and feed, the entirety of the herd (120 animals), and dairy equipment including our beloved huts.

The day was a little chilly to start but we had a great time!  The great part of a farm auction is it is a community event meaning lots of your neighbors are there and you get to mingle.  We mingled, but when the auction began things got serious.

They started with the big stuff first which we weren't too interested in.  But after an hour and a half we finally got to the dairy equipment.  I let Double D bid up to this point on the things we were interested in, but when I got excited I took over!  We made a few purchases including 5 bottles with nipples, a hose, and a bucket holder for a dollar, all of that for one single solitary dollar!   Then we got some waterers that Double D wanted.  And then it was time for huts!  I convinced the auctioneers to separate the huts by style.  There were two styles, new and old.  They sold the old first.  And wouldn't you know it, we bought them!  5 huts for the farm!  They certainly aren't new to the world but they are in darn good shape and were a bargain that could not be passed up!  They don't exactly fit in, but they sure do build character and can easily serve as a home for five lovely calves to come next week!

Eventually we made it home with all our new purchases, stories to tell, and lessons learned for next time.  In the end though just with the huts purchase I figure we saved the farm $500 versus buying 5 new huts and all the stuff that goes with them.  The best part is during our mingling,  we talked to another neighbor who was willing to sell us his huts too!  So it was definitely a great productive day!

Until next week, I hope the world treats you well!