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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Great news!
Good morning. Another fine clear morning has announced itself and another hard but satisfying day behind and ahead. Haymaking I have two thirds of the barn sorted and up to date. R is coming today to work with me on the West side while I load another 100 bales into the East side. Here is…
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The Best Little Mother Hen
This was a tough weekend. Hay making is always hard work. Almost a lesson in perseverance. Pushing through. And it takes a while summer to get in shape when you are a lady of a certain age. We have to make hay. Feeding the animals from our own land is critical to the bottom line…
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Grumpy WaiWai
No piglets yet. And probably none coming. That is how I am thinking at the moment. I am waiting on one more breeder to get back to me. We may have missed our window again. But – ah well. The Chicks Still doing well! Here is a still from their video going out on TkG…
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Baby Birds in the Mail!
All the tiny birds arrived. And all the tiny birds are gorgeous. After two full days of travel they arrived us great condition. The ducks are, of course, perfect! There are five. Very shy. Two downy yellow and three brown and black. I have no idea what their feathers will be like which is kind…
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Frogs peeping – all night long!
It was a wet and cool rainy night last night. I love the rain on my tin roof. Perfect weather to sleep the night away with all the doors and windows open. The Spring Peepers were singing all night long. I collected a vid sound recording of them for our TKG Take Ten. Join HERE…
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On Stand By for Chicks
I am on stand by for the chick delivery. The chicks and baby turkeys (poults) and ducklings were despatched yesterday. They come by mail. Nine times out of ten they are just fine. But I always worry. The highs are still in the late eighties which is seriously pleasant weather. The chicks should be neither…
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