Halo Farms

03/10/2025

03/10/2025

What a day on today!!!

Received a call that I needed to come home to help with one of the animals. Star our Boer goat had a broken horn.

So I called 2 vets and everyone was swamped today. Tina was kind enough to give me some instructions and with Alora Martinez and Raul's help, I handled the problem after 2 visit to and .

Arrive home to adminster Banamine for pain, a tetanus shot, and then Raul hands me a razor blade and says cut the horn off. With a little back and forth of I can't do this you do it and I will hold her, he talked me into it.

Back story 18 years ago when I first moved to the farm, I couldn't handle anything, blood, needles, death, injuries. Crying and jumping around with fear was all I knew. Had a rule at my house with all the kids that came to visit no blood at Aunties. So if the task might cause injury don't do it here. Auntie doesn't do hospitals or blood.

Auntie does a lot now, including today cutting off the horn while apologizing for the pain. I think we did a really good job. I am proud of us both for getting through the ordeal.

Our first wrap job got the bleeding to stop but we soon figured we might have it to tight for her to breathe. So now that we felt confident that the bleeding was under control we put fresh medicine on the pad and re-wrapped it.

She is happier now and eating. Now I can add Dr. Doolittle to my resume of jobs.

Thank you to all that helped me today with text and phone calls to do home medicine. Will be keeping a close eye on her for any complications over the next 5 days.

Farm life gives you lots of lessons and definitely pushes you regularly out of your comfort zone. Today was one of those days.

09/13/2024

With Shanda Sumpter – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

09/01/2024

Wow, a good tool!!!

07/16/2024

Ducks enjoying the pond on a very hot afternoon. Over 100 degrees today, yikes!!!

07/13/2024

07/04/2024

Insta momma!!! It's so cool that this little trick worked.

05/11/2024

So awesome, love these boys and family!

For this Brentwood family, “The Cause is Bigger than the Climb.”

05/06/2024

Here's the crew on the farm!

04/25/2024

Halo Farms after feeding, resting and digesting on a sunny day.

04/18/2024

Haircuts for everyone! Summer is almost here and with it the heat. Shaggy, Wooly, and Clara look forward to this time of year.

04/18/2024

Haircuts for everyone! Summer is coming with the heart. Shaggy, Wooly and Clara look forward to this time of year.

04/18/2024

My happy place watching my babies graze.

Halo Farms is where you come to disconnect in order to reconnect with your life's purpose.

02/11/2023

Brilliant!!!! You're the best!

12/22/2022

Omg! Super funny!

12/01/2022

Living on a farm is lots of work that is usually done joyfully because I chose this path.

We regularly check the wind and rain on the weather Channel to be ahead of these conditions.

Last night get into bed after a long day see the news that rain is coming in early morning hours. Check the weather app and looks like about 7am. Contemplate how long it will take to put everything away. Should have checked app way before 11pm.

Get out of bed get dressed and decide now is better than rushing around in am.

Fast forward to morning, next thing living on a farm is to beat the rain in feeding. Already windy and that is crap because hay goes into all your clothing, eyes and ears as you throw over the fence. It beats getting rained on or slipping in the mud.

I beat the rain! I am grateful that we are getting rain as we need the water here in California. Time for coffee!

Have a blessed day!

Musings on Halo Farms