tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post7401546066744353529..comments2024-02-29T17:43:34.939+11:00Comments on ivy nest: meet ShirleyTaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00123593037593548003noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-73132762615256870222013-12-11T17:06:51.641+11:002013-12-11T17:06:51.641+11:00Im so sorry you have stopped writing your blog, it...Im so sorry you have stopped writing your blog, it used to be one of my favourites.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706494291838152826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-75661116491267042342013-11-23T15:00:16.757+11:002013-11-23T15:00:16.757+11:00Seems like to me you take good care of your animal...Seems like to me you take good care of your animals. I suppose there are just a lot of people in the world with not enough to do. So they bother other people to pass the time.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-61673527305261295162013-11-20T16:31:33.639+11:002013-11-20T16:31:33.639+11:00Shirley is adorable! When you said you did the s...Shirley is adorable! When you said you did the spring cleaning it reminded me of one of the Little House on the Prairie books when Ma and Pa went away for a week and Laura and the younger girls did the spring cleaning on their own. Well done to you! You seem to have boundless energy!Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564174820915401323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-67326581703531037682013-11-19T20:03:43.035+11:002013-11-19T20:03:43.035+11:00Oh how gorgeous!!! Lew so wants a calf and I'd...Oh how gorgeous!!! Lew so wants a calf and I'd love a jersey cow so maybe .....? I can't believe you would get negative comments, Tania. What on earth???? I took away the anonymous thingo on my blog too as I was getting heaps of spam. Hasn't seemed to cause issues as yet. Love what you write here:) xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894025320777652313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-65029653523827648412013-11-18T09:24:24.110+11:002013-11-18T09:24:24.110+11:00Don't let the haters get to you, Tania. It is ...Don't let the haters get to you, Tania. It is clear to all of us how well you're caring for your animals.<br /><br />BTW, Nita over a Throwback at Trapper Creek wrote an excellent post today on care of the cow stalls. <br />http://matronofhusbandry.wordpress.com/2013/11/16/butter-werks/rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-90668351642378363372013-11-16T14:41:13.049+11:002013-11-16T14:41:13.049+11:00I enjoy your posts Tania and good on you for takin...I enjoy your posts Tania and good on you for taking a stance with your blog comments. There's enough rubbish in the world without needing to read it in your blog comments too. Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266691379070059672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-53824832128211170382013-11-16T10:39:37.941+11:002013-11-16T10:39:37.941+11:00Shirley is lovely, she will be very tame from bein...Shirley is lovely, she will be very tame from being bottle fed and will make a great cow in a couple of years. For the flies, try to get hold of a product called Cattle Coat, from Organica, I just put some on our cow this morning and you see the flies land and take off again right away, they hate it. We just rub it on the cattle with an old cloth whenever we see too many flies around them. If you google it you should find the company that sells it and I'm sure they will be able to get some to you. I know what you mean about the hard work, its a good feeling to know that you can lift things and manage the animals by yourself, but nice to have a helper too! My fingernails are never clean...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-62158033228823108712013-11-16T04:08:38.325+11:002013-11-16T04:08:38.325+11:00Lovely animals and well done on your own, ignore p...Lovely animals and well done on your own, ignore people who obviously don't have a life xxNimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071115270812286630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-68950924701432489552013-11-14T12:11:00.679+11:002013-11-14T12:11:00.679+11:00I have been reading your blog for a few months and...I have been reading your blog for a few months and love it. <br /><br />Don't let the negative comments override the wonderful life you are creating for yourself and your family. Some people must have little to do with their time, it baffles me.<br /><br />Well done too on surviving on your own! You must have been proud of what you achieved on your own!<br /><br />Warm regards,<br />Jan<br />www.agluttonouswife.blogspot.comJan (a gluttonous wife)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04980538485559579650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-45751673749117448622013-11-14T10:44:59.140+11:002013-11-14T10:44:59.140+11:00It's looking lovely and green where you are! ...It's looking lovely and green where you are! Hello Shirley, and welcome. What a little sweetie. I feel the same about hair and nails too, just not a top priority for me anymore ;-) Elaina xoA little bit countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683516169183026473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-75317203339850567592013-11-14T07:24:48.818+11:002013-11-14T07:24:48.818+11:00Oh no not more offensive comments. People need to ...Oh no not more offensive comments. People need to get a life. Well done you fo rcoping on your own. I know I struggle here when I have to do it and I don't have little ones to add to the mix. Your new calf is simply gorgeous, and I have green grass envy right now.purplepearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599216333749480560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-45203445879052545152013-11-13T23:33:19.444+11:002013-11-13T23:33:19.444+11:00I admire your courage and spirit. Taking on new c...I admire your courage and spirit. Taking on new challenges and sharing those success and failures takes 'gumption' as my mother would have said. <br /><br />The time in my life when I could tackle those things is long past and I am ever so grateful for your blog as I live somewhat vicariously through it. There will always be people who have negative things to say, it's just the nature of people. <br /><br />Thanks for the blog, I truly enjoy reading it. katiemedarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17586227244750342166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-67515020330038944582013-11-13T23:17:12.852+11:002013-11-13T23:17:12.852+11:00Shirley is beautiful! One of the best feelings is...Shirley is beautiful! One of the best feelings is having a calf lick your hand. I just love the soft, raspy tongue! X Jane http://janeheinrichs.blogspot.comJaneAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848478499648011847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-90655119457902078132013-11-13T21:03:32.301+11:002013-11-13T21:03:32.301+11:00Shirley is just beautiful, if you want her to drin...Shirley is just beautiful, if you want her to drink from the cow, you just pour some vanilla essence on her head and on the cow's nose, the cow just smells the vanilla and in a few days of the cows milk in the calf's system it(calf's breath and poo residue on rump) will smell like her own calf and be allowed to drink, because she can't tell the difference. We used to do this fairly often to start off extra calves,I can't remember if it was nessesary to put vanilla on the cow's own calf. Hope this helps. MargaretPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990336317308988689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-81228584590075862222013-11-13T20:55:05.917+11:002013-11-13T20:55:05.917+11:00I think you are doing a wonderful thing for your f...I think you are doing a wonderful thing for your family and the planet. Your family get pure, raw, nutrient-filled milk and you avoid the food-miles and packaging of store bought milk.<br />Keep up the inspiring work.x (ignore those negative people)Zarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09577592390723365734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-53834291465441258412013-11-13T16:15:04.944+11:002013-11-13T16:15:04.944+11:00Just noticed you have a post below with link to bo...Just noticed you have a post below with link to books and such...I must have missed that lol.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235688125296492048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-33892053960869732892013-11-13T12:52:55.148+11:002013-11-13T12:52:55.148+11:00Shirley is a very pretty little girl. It's gre...Shirley is a very pretty little girl. It's great she can graze on neighbours grass later on. That's a win-win. They don't have to cut the grass, and you don't have to buy feed.<br /><br />I hope you had time to relax while the family was away. xxrhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-47533262249760972013-11-13T12:08:28.277+11:002013-11-13T12:08:28.277+11:00Wow what a gorgeous little calf. I have always wan...Wow what a gorgeous little calf. I have always wanted my own milking cow but don't know where to start. Do you have any resources you could point me in the direction of? It is amazing finding out just how capable you can be on your own. Your place is indeed gorgeous. Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235688125296492048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948397622243147877.post-71998612710145664402013-11-13T12:00:08.557+11:002013-11-13T12:00:08.557+11:00I think your life and the area you live in look am...I think your life and the area you live in look amazing. I long for a bit of land rather than our suburban block. We are setting up veggie gardens and our fruit trees are at least partly planted out and I even have a few little fruits forming on the ones that have made it into the ground. I can see that we can make this block work for us but I still long for more space and oh how I long for a cow!! lol In the meantime, I watch your blog for my cow updates and just live through you :)Colleennoreply@blogger.com