Tag: ducks
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Why I walk in the evenings
Sunsets. Scents. Digestion. Relaxation. Sone foraging too! Last nights sunset was so dramatic that Boo and I interrupted our gentle wander and ran down the back for an unobstructed view. One of the reasons I walk is to leave the scent of people and dogs. This helps warn off predators. And to see sunsets. Later…
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West meets East
Look West. See the sunset? Then. Turn. Swivel. Look over your shoulder. Keep your feet planted. Look back. From the exact same spot. Look East. Same light. Same time. Different direction. The land is so flat that the sunset lights the clouds in the East. We can see light and dark from the exact same…
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Blending the Flocks and Herds
By returning the calves to their aunties and bonding the new layer chick flock with the old layers I have made a massive dent in my work day. Four units have become two. I am very glad to finally get to this day in the plan. The chicks have been moved in with the big…
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The Long Awaited Day!!
The ducklings have found the pond. They went in three times yesterday and are back this morning – I can hear them splashing about as I write. They are sticking close to the sides. Not yet ready for deep water! And it is deep, the pond, the middle is almost 10 foot deep. The fish…
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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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