Tag: countrylife
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Archives – July 27 2011

Daisy, Hairy McLairy, Mama, Flerds and summer grass. This really is a delightful read from the past. And so hot. We almost never get this hot now. I was new to writing blogs here and wrote much more in those days too! In the blog world there are no days. Time has lost meaning as…
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TKG Archives: July 2011

Today is the first day of our deep dive into the archives. I remember the very real fear that I felt when I began posting. I thought how could I possibly have enough to write about! And who would read anyway? Hah! Well that proved an unfounded fear. It was high summer in 2011. My…
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cold gales

A nor’wester and fiercely cold. Wind plus cold is hard on stock. And it blew hard and cold all night. Lucky the animals all have shelter. My Dad (a man of the sea) said a gale is anything over 30 knots. In the very noisy night the winds were gusting up 35+ miles an hour…
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Cows and Fish in the cold

In the cold we give cows rougher hay. That way their digestive systems take a bit longer to break down the hay generating a bit more energy as heat in their bellies. All the pigs eat hay too as part of their diet but they chew it better before swallowing. Cows have a longer more…
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A Bad Worker Blames His Tools

If I waited until I had the proper gear for each of my ventures I would never get anything done at all. Instead I use what I have lying around. Like this stock trailer. I put a big iron hog house inside this trailer, filled the in-between space between walls of the hog house and…

