Farm At The 40

07/16/2024

Saturday was the day we butchered the fryers. 10 chickens ( out of 12) between 6.5 and 9.75 pounds each. The heat and humidity does not do them any good. Winner, winner, chicken dinners!

07/10/2024

UPDATE: Don has a new pasture pal Juan II. Don is happy again!

This is Don. Don was born on May 5th and is now two months old. Don is sad because his pasture pal Juan passed away on July 4th. We are in search of a pasture pal for Don. Please message me if you have a bull calf of similar age available near the Wisconsin Rapids area, we are willing to drive for up to two hours for pickup.

07/09/2024

It's coming!

06/02/2024

We moved the fryers from the brooder box to their outside home. We got them on May 9th, so almost halfway there.

05/27/2024

The 40 welcomes Don and Juan our new Jersey bull calves born around May 5th, Cinco de Mayo. They came to the farm on Thursday, May 16th at two weeks old. Don has the white spot on his side .

05/09/2024

Fryers and layers have arrived. The process has begun.

05/09/2024

Piggies playing outside. They can now let themselves in and out of the hog barn to enjoy the weather.

04/28/2024

What's for super? We raised our steer with no hormones or antibiotics and had him processed at People's Meat in Stevens Point. Located in Wisconsin Rapids. Message me for a pickup time.

04/20/2024

Farm At The 40 welcomes Sophia, a seasoned ewe, and Sabrina born on April 14, 2024 which are both Katahdin lambs to their new home. Sophia and Sabrina will be sectioned off from Spuds until Sabrina is done nursing. Spuds is already excited to see them both. We hope there will be successful lambing seasons in the future.

03/31/2024

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter. Spuds is looking for a new pasture pal. Located in Wisconsin Rapids. One year old yearling, in tact, Katahdin ram. Born February 11, 2023.

03/23/2024

On March 14th Joan Jett took her ride to Peoples Meat Market. We enjoyed our time together and will never forget her moo that sounded like a fog horn. This will be the last beef for 2024.

03/02/2024

The 40 welcomes Bruce 26 1/4 pounds and Lee 20 3/4 pounds for farmyard fun.

02/16/2024

Tony tried to load Joan Jett on the trailer last night for 4 hours with no luck, so he changed to trying to load Red Bull instead which still took 3 hours. Angus - the most stubborn animal on earth. Today Red Bull went for the long ride to Peoples Meat.

02/06/2024

A heartbreaking weekend with Jill. Jill was pregnant with 3 lambs, it was her first pregnancy. Unfortunately, Jill never dilated big enough to birth the lambs. Tony was able to get the first the lamb out which was breech and still born, but could not extract the other two. Jill kept trying to push with no progress and eventually this was too much time for all of them. In the end Jill smiled at me and we said our goodbyes.

02/03/2024

2024 butcher schedule for Farm At the 40:

Angus Beef #1 - February 15
Angus Beef #2 - March 14
Lamb - August 15
2 Pigs - September 12

We usually receive the processed meat from Peoples Meat two weeks after the butcher date. I will post the price lists as they become available.

01/22/2024

The 40 welcomes Sam the lamb! Male ram lamb born Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Sam is a Katahdin mix and comes from Hillsboro, WI weighing in at 10 1/2 lbs. Unfortunately his mother and sibling did not fair so well with the cold weather. Sam is getting used to his home on the farm and making friends with Ralphie.

01/01/2024

Happy New Year 2024 ! The year of the dragon brings authority, prosperity, and good fortune.

12/26/2023

Plenty of eggs! Large, brown, farm fresh eggs, $2 a dozen. Message me for a pickup time.

12/24/2023

12/05/2023

It is the holiday treat baking season. Plenty of eggs! Large, brown, farm fresh eggs, $2 a dozen. Message me for a pickup time.

11/06/2023

End of an era - downsizing the hobby farm. Bullseye and Double Stuff have found a new forever home. We have raised them since March of 2016 to November of 2023 since they were 8 weeks old.

11/04/2023

Free barn cat located in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Not spayed. Gray and white cat is 8 months old, female, and currently in heat. Message me for a pickup time.

10/15/2023

The garden is officially done for the season and the clean up crew is hard at work.

10/07/2023

Made 9 pounds of bulk Italian sausage from my pigs pork butt today. Perfect for pizza topping, meatballs, and on top of spaghetti squash.

10/07/2023

Bud went for his ride to Peoples Meat Market on Thursday, October 5th. We still have Spuds and Jill both Katahdin lambs hoping they will mate soon!

09/23/2023

I made 4 pints marinara sauce and 3 pints salsa verde this morning. All my canning is done for the season! I saved a few 🍅 for salads and sandwiches and that will be the end of the garden tomatoes.

09/15/2023

Today I made 15 half pints of taco sauce, like the little packets you get at a taco place, but better. Even the heating and cooling guy said whatever you are making smells delicious!

09/15/2023

Today Roger and Peter left the 40 on their trip to Peoples Meat Market. After raising the pigs for six months and interacting with them twice a day they will be missed. These were a nice pair of pigs - very talkative, loved a good petting, and enjoyed drinking water from the hose. We have awesome memories and enjoyed the time we spent together.

09/01/2023

Garden is really winding down with the cooler mornings- the vines are starting to die. Tomatoes are still turning red daily. Today was my corn harvest. It was a tough season for corn with planting late, very little rain, temperatures up and down from one extreme to the other. Today's picks felt rewarding.