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DUCK!
I’ve never been a fan of water birds. When Dave suggested adding ducks or (gasp!) geese to the flock, I was resolute. I was adamant that there was NO WAY we’d get birds that are that messy. The sheer volume of … Continue reading
The Taming of the Shrub
Part of today was dedicated to checking some jobs off our Get-The-Farm-Ready-For-Summer to-do list. Now, this list is a lengthy document and is, by no means, for the faint of heart. It covers everything from turning over both gardens and … Continue reading
Farmer Dave and the Deep Freeze
When I came home from work last night, Dave was outside working with the animals. As it turned out, Dave had been outside working with the animals for nearly two hours, and he wasn’t quite done. To be clear, dinnertime … Continue reading
Slip Sliding Away
The combination of rain and freezing temperatures has made for incredibly dangerous driving over the past few days. Until the sand trucks made their rounds, folks were sliding off the roads and into one another like Little League fielders converging on a … Continue reading
Got a Buck I Can Borrow?
Dot and Janie have been in heat. Now, you may wonder how one knows when one’s does are in heat. Well, I’ll tell you. Since goats are typically pretty quiet and calm, one sure sign of heat is an almost … Continue reading
An Exaltation of Eggs
We are getting anywhere from two to four times as many eggs as we did this time last year. While our flock is constantly changing due to hatching, culling, and thievery (I’m looking’ at you, hawks and foxes), our numbers … Continue reading
The Boy Who Lived
We have found ourselves inundated with roosters of late. Now, in a flock of about four dozen chickens, give or take, you really don’t want/need more than three rosters, tops. I’m super happy with two. In wintertime, when the hens … Continue reading
Buzzing
“That buzzing noise means something. Now, the only reason for making a buzzing noise that I know of is because you are… a bee! And the only reason for being a bee is to make honey. And the only reason … Continue reading
Planning for Planting
The weather turned briefly warm over the past couple of days. Just as patches of grass emerged through the snow and the frozen patches turned to puddles, our thoughts turned to planting. February seems to do this to us. It’s … Continue reading
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