On the way home from our staff meeting, I stopped at Rural King. Guess what cute feathery little fluffballs I found? Yep! Chicks!!! There were just a few bins of them, but they were all pullets. Farming tip: Let your local store know your name and number in case they can't sell the chicks they … Continue reading Rural King has chicks!
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New girls!
Ted and I made a four hour round trip today to pick up 28 new hens. They are young five month old pullets, and they are just gorgeous and SO DOCILE AND SWEET! They should all start to lay eggs by late May. My goal is to have farm fresh eggs from pasture raised hens … Continue reading New girls!
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It’s cooking!
It's 6:39 a.m., and I've been up since my oldest pulled in the driveway at 3 a.m.! That was a wonderful surprise because she originally said she couldn't get away from work to make the drive here. The sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, and mashed potatoes are all cooking, and the dough for the Parker house … Continue reading It’s cooking!
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Spoiled girls
Bindi, Bessie, Belle, and Chantilly having their grain mix Belle and Chantilly are best friends. Look! Belle is getting little horns! This is how to tell Bessie and Bindi apart: Bessie has a big white mark across her back... ...and Bindi does not!
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Moving Eenie, Meenie, Mynie, and Mo
Moving pigs is never an easy job. They are smart, and they are creatures of habit so once they learn their fence boundary, they never want to cross where they know the electric line is supposed to be. I, however, do not want to raise dirt lot pigs so they had to move to the … Continue reading Moving Eenie, Meenie, Mynie, and Mo
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LOOK what we got for the asking!
When we were at Noble Family Farm the other day, I asked the owner what she did with all of the leftover pumpkins once their season ended. She told me that they till them under back into the field. I asked her if I could have some of them once she was finished for the … Continue reading LOOK what we got for the asking!
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Nobody can resist pigs!
When people hear we have pigs, we hear all kinds of things: stories of how they couldn't ever raise them and then eat them (more on that in another post), stories of how they're scared of them, stories of how they have a friend of a coworker's friend's relative about a farmer who fell in … Continue reading Nobody can resist pigs!
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Getting in the hay
We started getting in our round bales for the winter. This is the way to do it - freshly baled, straight from the field! Now we just need to put by 21 more bales...
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It’s piggie time again!
We've expanded a little this year and picked up four 50% Kunekune x Red Wattle x 50% Berkshire piglets to raise. Two are for our family, and two are to raise and sell so we can offer high quality well raised pork to local consumers. These little ones are adorable, and at nine weeks old, … Continue reading It’s piggie time again!
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I’m doing it!!!
My lead teacher asked me earlier how I lost fourteen pounds, and this is what I told her...... I have cut out absolutely all processed food (including flour and sugar). I’m making myself take 30 minutes in the afternoon to cook myself a healthy lunch everyday (today was a Portobello mushroom, ½ red onion, and … Continue reading I’m doing it!!!
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