Tag: chickens
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Hell is not hot. It is Deep Cold.
Do you remember the polar vortex of 2014? I think it was ‘14. We hit -20 and stayed there for way too long. That was a bad winter. Though there were two of us farming then. We lost The Duke of Kupa that winter. That was the first time I had ever heard the term…
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Mud Reigns Supreme
On the Holiday called Christmas it rained. It was not cold, just rained and rained and rained. The mud has reached epic proportions and Him Indoors is not able to help with chores at all now. His walking stick sinks straight down into the mud. And I am afraid of a fall. So – well…
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Marmalade Cats and Bowls
Our Two marmalade cats (LuLu and Vandal) (Naturally Vandal is the cat sitting on top of the grill), looking at the array of feeding bowls (collected over time from second hand shops) and wondering which bowl might contain their dinner. I keep videoing hoping to catch Quacker flying in. She does it every now and…
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The Delicious Welcome from Dogs (and Pigs)!
You know how dogs race toward the approaching car with unbridled excitement!? Meeting you at the opening door with wide mouths, and wagging tails. Well, add a pig then you have the usual Farmy greeting. Wai always hangs back a little not liking the jostle of the great unwashed. Look a little further to see…
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Bath-time for Ducks and Chooks
The Barn Yard Ducks don’t actually need a pond full of water as long as they have deep bowls of water but they LOVE it most when they can have a proper bath in a pond. Ducks preen after a bath. The main function of preening behaviour is to re-distribute the oils secreted at the base…
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