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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Hot in The Plains
The piglets are eating down all their shade. Slowly all their greenery is being ripped back down to nothing. And boy do we need shade this week. My twice a week farm hand has the piglets tame enough now that she was able to get the sunscreen zinc on all their floppy ears. One of…
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A Run Around
I cannot bear being locked up or locking anything up. People, birds or animals. Their enclosures are always big and full of greens and light. But it hurts me to have animals behind doors. A farmer has to. Close gates. I know that. But with the ducklings gone I let the chicks out of the…
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The Ducklings move Up in the Farmy World
Yesterday was another fiercely hot day for everyone. But there were no problems. Here is the pig’s tin water. It is a big cow trough with a built in hog waterer that looks like a hole in the side with a shallow water reservoir. It is in deep shade because I don’t want these pigs…
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No more Dirty Water!
It HAS BEEN HOT. But it IS: Summer. Early summer. But nevertheless. SUMMER. There is a chance of a sprinkle this morning and I am watching for it. But the winds are too high. I fear. It will blow straight past. Much to my despair – free watering would be much appreciated. Every day now…
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The Pig’s Flower Garden
The biggest achievement of the weekend was getting the pig flower garden underway. We planted field peas, oats, sweet corn, alfalfa and an assortment of edible wild flowers and sunflowers. I also emptied all the half empty vegetable seed packs into the hopper. It will be a medley of colourful nutritious goodness. Then the showers…
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So many pictures today!
Firstly I got a present from one of my children of a FitBit. I set it all up – proceeded with my ordinary day and here was yesterday. Do you have a FitBit? Or some kind of device to track steps. I am loving it. And I love that it told me I slept well…
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