January on the Farm was our slowest month of the last several! Here is a quick recap.

January on the Farm

January was mostly cold and dry. Overnight, temperatures were freezing, and most mornings were white frosty. At night, the skies were clear.

This is not farm-related, but Joey and I started walking 20min every night on January 1st. It has been wonderful and we plan to make it a lifelong habit!

My girls and I have been doing some baking. Winter is the time for it!

Gardens and Orchards

My children harvested carrots a couple of times. The moles had damaged some of them but I cut those parts off and made them into Mexican Pickles. The carrots still in the ground have gone bad, so we will probably pull them up for the animals or compost them.

Joey has been pruning the fruit and nut trees. We have not planted more trees yet this winter, but plan to.

Livestock Update

We have more roosters we can process for the freezer. Joey and the boys will probably do that this month.

We moved all our female goats to the milk barn now that they are pregnant. This allows us to monitor their health and food intake better.

Joey made a big garbage can into an automatic feeder for the laying hens. We hope this will improve their egg-laying – which has been non-existent for a few months. 🙁

Our children’s rabbits are expecting babies any day. It is a great experience for our kids.

I hope you enjoyed this peek into January on the farm! We are mentally preparing for spring and the to-do list ahead.