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oops, I forgot
Remember how I told you it got really cold the night before last but that was OK as i was all preparde for the cold? Well, I completely forgot that the milking pump and the pulsator hate cold and I left them out in the milking room, the pump sitting on its stand and the…
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The closing of the days
I milk at three in the afternoon. My cows are trained to milk once a day at three which is the warmest patrt of the day. And everyone is happy with this arrangement especially John who is doing very well learning to milk. Milking is the pivot of a farm day and the sunsets come…
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House – Work in a Windy Barn
The wind is blowing hard and is a Nor/West. In this hemisphere – the Northerly one is the cold one. It was a Sou-west when I went to bed and it turned in the night and I know I left the big north door open a bit for the calves to come in and forgot to…
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A Pig’s Cat
Tane (the disabled kunekune boar) has a cat. Her name is LuLu. All the farm cats are ginger cats and LuLu is the oldest ginger cat. And LuLu loves Tane. You know how cats rub their bodies against your legs and ankles – particularly when you are cooking dinner – well LuLu does this with…
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Working Dogs
Poppy’s little piglets are just like their Mother. Escape artists. Every time I turn around lately they are out in the wrong field or on the drive or somewhere they are not meant to be. In fact I have never had a group quite as busy. Boo is put on his string when we herd…
The Kitchen's Garden 