a few farm pics

Hello everyone. Hope you all enjoying a wonderful christmas day. It is sunny and in the mid 40's today. Wrigley and I are relaxing watching John Wayne on amc this afternoon so I thought I would post a few pics.


Daylight over the prarie of Illinois. With these short days seems we start our days before the sunrise and if we arent carefull our work goes beyond sundown.


This is my commute to work. Out the door and across the barnlot in about 2 minutes.


Feeding cows at sunrise on christmas morning. I dont usually make it to the higgs farm before sunrise but I did chores early this morning so I could make it to breakfast with the rest of my family so the cows ate right at sunrise. They are ALWAY happy to see me and wrigley.


If you are ever wandering around rural Peoria county and see this sign you have found the winter home to our cow herd and the oldest farm in Trivoli township.


And if you ever see this on the back roads in Trivoli township honk and wave when you pass cause it me and wrigley feeding cows.


This is our new feedlot. Calves seem to be enjoying their new home.


This is how we bed down the sheds. Just pull the bale processor up next to the shed and let'er rip! Takes just a few seconds and does better than a man could do with a pitch fork.


We also make piles outside. They will eat some of the stalks but they spend alot of time laying around out there on sunny days.


This is where wrigley rides in the tractor alot of the time. He likes to keep an eye on things!


Who says farming aint tough? Wrigley looks all wore out wating for me in tractor and its only 8:30 in the morning.


This is wrigley's christmas haul! He's a very happy dog. Lots of toys and we have been playing on the living room floor ever since we got back from christmas breakfast. He finally got wore out and is napping behind my chair. You know I got about an hour before I start evening chores, a nap sounds pretty darn good!
Merry christmas everybody!!
bill

I hope you have a skidsteer to use to clean out that shed. Would not take long to fill it up with that machine. I didn't get out to feed till about ten this morning. Set out four mid size bales and came back in. Setting here alone with my cats, coughing my lungs out with a NASTY cold. The sun is out and I don't remember if it was cold out or not, feels like I am setting on a block of ice anyway. Pretty country you have there.

You are a Blessed man Bill, I always enjoy your pictures. Thanks, Danny

Nice setup. Can you tell me a little about the new cattle barn. Concrete floor? How long do the posts last when exposed to manure? How do you clean it out without pushing manure up against the steel siding? The guardrail sure looks like a stout fence. Probably helps break the wind too.

A merry Christmas to you and as always thanks for the pictures.

Vito

I always enjoy your pictures. I like the pic of Wrigly looking out the back window. You can tell he's a happy pooch. Jim

Enjoy your pic"s as always.

Led

Nice farm. Enjoyed your pictures.

Looks like Wrigley is getting a bit gray around the muzzle. How old is he anyway? Great pictures!! Merry Christmas,
Paul

Always enjoy the pictures. Nice looking new lot there.

Nice pics. You've got a beautiful place.

I have been wondering that myself. I do know that if anything ever happens to him though a lot of us will be deeply saddened. never woulda thought a guy could develop an emotional bond for a K9 long distance.