On April 28th, Ted went by Rural King on the way home from work and picked up four turkey poults. One of the turkeys went broody a few weeks back and set a nest of chicken eggs. Unfortunately, we think her temperature was high, and so she actually just spoiled the eggs instead of getting … Continue reading Turkey gets “her” babies
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Composting with hay
About three weekends ago, we went out to Mr. Johnson's farm with the trailer. I had stopped by there the previous week when I saw him out and about and asked him about some of the really old hay bales he had setting outside. Once hay has been setting out for about a year it … Continue reading Composting with hay
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Pigs DO love mud!
The temperatures started climbing here in Southern Ohio about three weeks ago, and the pigs started trying to have a little swimming pool in their water trough. They would splash a little water out, and then they would get out of the trough and roll all over the clay dirt to make a wallough spot … Continue reading Pigs DO love mud!
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What a deal!!!
I pass a Christmas tree farm daily, and recently I noticed there was a small tractor setting at the foot of the driveway with a few implements for sale. I gave the owner a call a few days ago, and Ted and I went over to take a look at everything last night. We already … Continue reading What a deal!!!
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Back at it
Ted loves his new wood chipper. He was up and working down at the barn Sunday morning, and he only stopped long enough to eat lunch; then he was right back at it. I wish I'd taken a before picture because he really did a great job clearing out a pile of brush that was … Continue reading Back at it
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Happy early birthday to Ted!
Ted decided a couple of weekends ago to rent a wood chipper to try to clean up a bunch of small downed trees and branches on the three acre pasture, but it was already rented and had a waiting list. He called around to price them, and nobody had one in stock, so suddenly he … Continue reading Happy early birthday to Ted!
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A catch up post
We've been busy, busy, busy the past five days here! Saturday was our oldest daughter's birthday, but she's currently living in Brazil, so we didn't get to celebrate with her. She's having a blast though and will be home in April, so we're looking forward to celebrating her 25th birthday once she's back. She spent … Continue reading A catch up post
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Moving Bindi
We learned last spring that 1) Beef jumps the fence to get to greener pastures, and 2) Bessie and Beef don't get out when we move them often so their green grass looks as good as the grass on the other side of the fence. Sunday afternoon, we decided to fence a temporary section of … Continue reading Moving Bindi
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Last month with the piggies
Ted said the pigs' feeder had to be filled twice last week, so I knew they were getting close to butcher time. From what I've heard and verified through research, there's a point where pastured pigs begin to convert feed to weight at an almost equal weight, and the 250-285 pound mark is the time … Continue reading Last month with the piggies
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It’s chick time!
I recently placed ads to sell chicks to local folks. I feel like we had a great response for the first year of doing this, and we made up a monthly list of hatch dates and folks who want to start their own little flocks locally. We have hatching date set from March, April, and … Continue reading It’s chick time!
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