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All Except One
Chickens are not kind. They do peck each other. I found one pecking at Wai the other day – to my horror- his skin is fragile enough. But this chook had half her side torn off by her flock of white chickens. Basically skinned. It has healed somewhat but all the feathers are gone from…
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Pigs get to go back to bed on rainy days
We had steady rain all night. So much rain that I actually sat up and recorded it for tonight’s SubStack SoundScape. So, be ready to close your eyes for that; coming out at 5pm. The sound of rain on a tin roof. But nothing to see. All dark. As you would expect at 2 in…
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Coyotes in the Night
By yesterday FreeBee was somewhat better. He refused to eat anything I brought him until I brought him some freshly baked bread. Pig bread. Then he up and followed me out of the barn and into the driveway for a nosey. He is still coughing a bit but eating well now. (As long as it…
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FreeBee is not Right
I don’t know if it is the cold or maybe he has a sore foot but he took some persuading to get up yesterday. He is eating OK. But not at mealtimes. I think he may have had a falling out with Jude who can be quite rough. FreeBee is generally quite a laid back…
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Winter sinks like a lid of bruised clouds.
And inch of snow and a finished podcast with spotty internet. All day the clouds lay above us heavy with snow. Not bad for a Sunday! If you are leading a lost animal back to the barn you don’t shine the torch into the animals face. You shine the torch where you want the animal…
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