Monthly Archives: June 2015
Chicks and Tractors
Chick hatching season is upon us and, so far, we’ve got 11 new chicks bopping around the farm. All the hens seem to go broody within weeks of one another, so we tend to see a sudden drop off in egg … Continue reading
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Tagged applewood farm, broody hens, chicken tractor, chickens, chicks, fertile eggs, hatching, hatching chicks, Karma, tractors
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A Swarm in June
A friend of ours found a bee swarm on a sapling in his yard and asked if we might, pretty please, come take it the hell away. Another friend of ours just had all her beehives decimated by a bear, so … Continue reading
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Tagged applewood farm, bear, bears, bee hives, bee patty, bee swarm, beehive, beekeeping, Bees, brood, drawn comb, drones, eggs, honey, organic beekeeping, queen bee, swarming, worker bees
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Slow-Roasted Pork
The piglets were born on Saturday and by Sunday night, the weather had gotten really cold. After finding one little one dead on Sunday morning, we needed to ensure that the remaining nine were as protected as possible insofar as we … Continue reading
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Tagged applewood farm, Farmer Dave, hay bales, heat lamp, mama pig, pig shed, piglets, pigs, safety switch, shed, space heaters
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