Category: Farming
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A Dandelion Walk and the Roof Shout
Blue the Mouth is big enough for the longer walks now, and like a child he needs a good solid walk each day, so TonTon and I took him on the Dandelion Walk to the bridge this morning. We mow a little path through the wild grasses along the creek bank. Blue was excited on…
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Charlotte and Sheila have some time out
After their walk in the grass yesterday morning Sheila refused to go back into the pen, she passed the pig pen gate, and walked right to the barn then stood there and refused to come back. Apparently she and Charlotte are having a trial separation. Practicing for when the babies come. After a while I…
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how not to put up an electric fence
First … ditch the help! I had Blue and his Mouth who thought it was a great lark to play with the wires. “You should have waited for the men” says The Big Dog. “Sod that” says Author, back on form, minus a uterus and following me everywhere. Hmm, say Miss C, it seems we…
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The scents of spring help soften the hard decisions.
Thing One on the walk, ruffed by the wind. Tulips. Mia and two Murphys. It is going to be a short year for pasture, we are still recovering from two dry years. And to be truly sustainable I can only run a very small flock of sheep. After that the land suffers. So the lambs…
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The scents of spring help soften the hard decisions.
Thing One on the walk, ruffed by the wind. Tulips. Mia and two Murphys. It is going to be a short year for pasture, we are still recovering from two dry years. And to be truly sustainable I can only run a very small flock of sheep. After that the land suffers. So the lambs…

