Category: Farming
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A pregnant Pause
Yesterday The Farmy dropped through into one of those delicious Pauses that we often see but don’t have time to feel. A gentleness rises up and envelops us. Encouraging us to yawn as we work, and sink onto rocks to watch when we are done. The animals feel The Pause. They simply lay down and…
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Hope you are right!
I have been watching The Poll and so far the winning group is 8 or 9 piglets. What do you think of that Charlotte? “Trying not to think about it miss c. Now tell the barn flock to stop staring at Tui on the nest, they are staring too loudly. I need sleep!” Oh? Oh. Everyone is…
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What to do when your puppy brings you rat poison
After your heart has sunk. And you have reached into his reluctant mouth and carefully lifted the offending little brick of poison over his teeth and out of his mouth. We were visiting a friend and it was one of those moments when you are chatting and not watching the dogs as closely as you…
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More peacock eggs and big bellies and sleeping cats!
I wonder if peahen eggs is the correct term or peacock eggs. The egg may contain either. It seems the peahens are laying again. Or at least I have found one of their more recent nests. (With a chicken egg in it just for good measure.) The peahens are being very good at staying out…
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What you need to breed a cow without a bull
To breed a cow without the actual bull you need frozen semen. Well of course you do!! This gadget. The semen is in a small straw that fits into the end of this, once it gets through the cervix the semen is gently released into the uterus. And to get that far you will need…
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