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The Whisper of Spring’s Wing.
Yesterday I was working in the barn for a while then came back out into the air and there it was. Warmth. There was no sun, and I was surrounded in snow, yet somehow there was a warm cast to the air. Of course it made no sense to the senses but it was there.…
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Creating Nesting Boxes for Peahens – Hows that for Positive Thinking!
The peahens, Pania and Tui, are spending most of their time in the barn lately. Of course Kupa is up there with them. They are together much more than previously so I have high hopes of some eggs. They should start laying sometime in late March or early April. These are young hens so they…
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So lucky that my work is what I love to do the most!
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Confucius This is why when I am suiting up to go outside into the bitter cold on yet another day of considerable cloudiness, I don’t mind. Milking Daisy is like visiting a very large cantankerous and beloved friend.…
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A little sun goes a long way
The early morning sun yesterday was a sight for sore eyes. And tired eyes. Immediately we were uplifted. I opened all the doors in the barn and light flowed straight past me and into the gloom. Everyone crowded for the tiny warm spaces. Some are better at sharing than others. The Duke of Kupa is…
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Notes on bottle feeding lambs.
Mia made it through another night. In fact she took herself out to sleep in the snow last night and this morning she was in at the feeder calling quietly for food. Though she is not up to fighting for it…
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