Category: Living the life
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Pneumonia takes Piglet.
One of the piglets has died. The little one. He had pneumonia. Pigs show no signs of pneumonia until they are far advanced. No coughing or runny nose. Not even a hot nose actually. Just a creeping lethargy I suppose. Lack of appetite and then eventually no appetite at all. I noticed the night before…
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Long Shots, giggly piglets and bottles of beer.
This is the lane from the house to the gravel road. We are looking East. On the right which is the South side is the sweetcorn with the Maize up behind it. You can see how tall the maize (field corn) is when you see my tractor in front of it. Also look at how…
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How to settle your 47 chicks in on their first day.
The Post Mistress found a chirping box on her counter when she got to work this morning. She called me straight away and I zoomed down in my little cooking oil car to collect them. I could hear the strident chirping the minute I opened the Post Office door. Forty Seven chicks survived their journey.…
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You write the captions today: A Farmy Fellowship Day.
I have to drive as fast as I can to town and catch the train to the Big City. But first I have to feed or visit all the animals then clean up and put some city clothes on my body. And lipstick, I need to find my lipstick! So my lips do not stick…
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The Naughty Boo’s Chair
Look at this dog with his mouth full of melted butter. Like butter would not melt. In his big mouth. Now look at the destruction. I shall have to add sunglasses to my shopping list. And he has begun to pick himself sweetcorn too. He leaps at the stalks, grabs the cob of corn and…
The Kitchen's Garden 