Category: Farming
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Moving Day
Yesterday I strung up the Plonkers new field. Then shifted the Solar Panel and earth rod and electrified it. Then took down their old fence and invited them across. .It takes patience to move pigs, they are always very hesitant to cross the line where the old electric wire was, then on the way down…
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Bedrest for Boo
Yesterday it rained all day long – just a light drizzle really but a persistent one. The plonkers loved it. Rain means mud and easy digging. And it was not cold. Geraldine wears the rain with much more elegance. Can you see the raindrops on her feathers? Boo went to the vet and evidently his…
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The Cat and her Pig
I was taking photographs of the plonkers yesterday which is a challenging task as they are never still… … and with the sun being so low I needd to get myelf low to get a shot but the moment I lowered my hanches to the ground I was mobbed. So it was a frustrating business. I…
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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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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…
The Kitchen's Garden 