Category: Farming
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The Lady Sits
We were working so fast on the Hay Day that I made a temporary tower of hay in the piglets front room. They have made the area into a race track and snack area. They run madly round and round the tower then throw themselves down for a quick munch of the fresh hay then…
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Cows – and a pig
I love these images of our cows and a pig. Poppy and one of her babies. The wind is still blowing and we are all caked in dust – though I am sure this is absolutely nothing compared to the dust bowl, it feels like a mini one. Lady Astor The blowing dust reminds me of…
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THREE HUNDRED BALES. Baled, Stacked and under cover. Alex my woofer worked beside me step for step and in tandem we threw bales. We just kept on going. Miranda my other worker tried very hard to carry bales of hay but could not lift them so she very kindly went to the kitchen to make…
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Wicked
Must have been very wicked in a past life. Because there is no rest for the wicked and that cow bellowed half the night. I have no idea why. Her calf was with her. But still she mooed. Disturbing everyone’s rest. Though she is fine today and milked very well. Forty pounds of milk which…
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Fencing (and not the fun kind)
Today we are going to begin fencing in one of the wet hay fields so I can put the cows out there. The ground out there is seldom totally dry. We have a few days of seriously hard labour ahead of us. Fencing then hay. I don’t mind – I need to build up some…
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