Tag: cows
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Compost for the Win
After a month I turn the compost pile and add more water. This was my main task yesterday. In these compost piles there is manure, straw bedding (containing urine), matured compost and water. But there is way more straw than manure so when I turn the compost I add more water. To turn it I…
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Pink Eye in Calves
Everything was lovely yesterday until I saw the beginnings of pink eye in the two black calves. The symptom at the beginning is a silvery trail of weeping from the eye. Later the eye will film over and become pale and very spooky. Pink Eye Pink eye in cows is an infectious disease causing inflammation…
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The Ducklings move Up in the Farmy World
Yesterday was another fiercely hot day for everyone. But there were no problems. Here is the pig’s tin water. It is a big cow trough with a built in hog waterer that looks like a hole in the side with a shallow water reservoir. It is in deep shade because I don’t want these pigs…
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No more Dirty Water!
It HAS BEEN HOT. But it IS: Summer. Early summer. But nevertheless. SUMMER. There is a chance of a sprinkle this morning and I am watching for it. But the winds are too high. I fear. It will blow straight past. Much to my despair – free watering would be much appreciated. Every day now…
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So many pictures today!
Firstly I got a present from one of my children of a FitBit. I set it all up – proceeded with my ordinary day and here was yesterday. Do you have a FitBit? Or some kind of device to track steps. I am loving it. And I love that it told me I slept well…
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