Blackacre Ranch

04/24/2026

New chicken Coop! We hatched 12 chicks and bought 6 others. Don't know which are roosters yet. We will keep a couple roosters and get rid of the others. Automatic door is set but we will keep them in the coop for a few days before letting them out. Nice to reuse metal roofing.

Each coop has a name. This one is "The Shire". Our egg layers by the house are "Bag End" (LOTR)

12/29/2025

What truck would you keep and which would you sell? My F-150 with 3.5 ecoboost has been amazing but it is too small for heavy loads. My F-350 does not have 4wd and has not ran in years. Do I fix up the F350 or buy a newer truck? What would you do?

What truck would you keep and which would you sell? My F-150 with 3.5 ecoboost has been amazing but it is too small for heavy loads. My F-350 does not have...

12/23/2025

Mowing Pasture and Fixing Tractors is what we are doing lately. We discovered a new feature on the E12 rotary cutter from John Deere. Can't believe I didn't know about it. Our 5075E tractor has run a lot better and just in time to finish our last hard mow.

Mowing Pasture and Fixing Tractors is what we are doing lately. We discovered a new feature on the E12 rotary cutter from John Deere. Can't believe I didn'...

12/07/2025

We all needed to have a chat to discuss our bison breeding. The cows were cooperative and came together. Great ideas were shared and an understanding was reached. Lots of misinformation out there. Watch to see what we learned.

Bison breed within a typical seasonal cycle. However this does not always happen. We discuss 3 bison related breeding comments to see what are true good inf...

12/02/2025

The John Deere 5075E is repaired by cleaning the fuel tank screen. The lack of power when mowing pastures with the tractor is gone and running strong again. We mow an overgrown pasture with very tall trees. The John Deere E12 mower pushed through and did well.

The John Deere 5075E is repaired by cleaning the fuel tank screen. The lack of power when mowing pastures with the tractor is gone and running strong again....