Tag: peacock
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Caught on film with her head in a Pig Trough!
First we need a lesson in topping. I hate topping. Topping is when you mow the tops off the pasture in the fields. We have more grass than stock this year which is good. And was in the sustainable plan. We are not at full strength as far as stock goes. Not yet. I…
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Off we go for our walkabout on The Kitchen’s Garden Farmy
Walkabouts are my favourite posts. Today we will wander through the cast of the Kitchens Garden Farm. I could not fit everyone on the one page but you will get the idea. This is The Duke of Kupa. He has two wives and spends an enormous amount of time trying to attract their attention. But…
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Calling all Marmite Hoarders!
Lambs are natural escape artists. They have a tendency to leak through fences. Minty was winding herself around my ankles like a cat so getting her in the shot was impossible. These two were inspecting the trucks. Soon Mama started to make a racket and they darted back through the fence like good little lambs.…
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Kupa The Peacock has a Wee Lie Down
On a car. He has a thing about old cars. So when a great weariness descends upon him… .. he looks for a car with a nice flat boot (trunk) to lie upon. The tire was nicely placed to rest his wee headie and serve as a wind break. I am training the pigs to…
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Love at First Sight. Kupa, The Romantic Peacock !
On our return from the Bantam Swap, I placed the cage, with Kupa’s surprise, into the still empty turkey enclosure and left the cage door open while closing the pen door. This was so Kupa could see but not touch for a wee while. I had no idea how peacocks behave with strangers. Kupa was…
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