Tag: piglets
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Quiet Farm Syndrome
Suddenly there is a whole lot of not very much to do. And I keep panicking! What have I forgotten I say to myself? The barn has become a retirement home for chickens. Everywhere I look there are old hens sitting about with their ancient roosters lamenting that all the feed is in barrels with…
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Everyone Gets in on the Act
The cows share the pig garden and a really great TKG Sunday Newsletter. And what’s with YouTube? Notes from the weekend. Out of nowhere the YouTube channel where I store little shorts of the farm is getting lots of traffic. Natural sound, handheld and unedited seem to be getting the most attention. There is more…
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How to tell if a Pumpkin is ready to harvest.
Good morning. Our pumpkin patch is almost ready to harvest. And I am feeling comfortable enough to call this season a success! I have never grown a proper pumpkin patch before but we have piles of little kids around now and so Our John wanted to grow them a pumpkin each. The kids will carve…
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Sweaty Corn
One acre of corn can sweat 3,000 to 4,000 gallons (11,300 – 15,000 liters) in the heat, per DAY! The water is absorbed by the surrounding atmosphere and joins the water cycle. This is literally called corn-sweat. An acre is the size of a football field. That is quite a bit of perspiration. No wonder…
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Chicks arrive Today
And I was worried about it being too hot! It being August and all. The traveling chicks might be too cold! These chicks will be grown for R’s freezer. Her families will be well fed this winter. After chores today I am going over to a friends pear tree. He has lots of windfalls arriving…
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