Tag: pigs
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Black and White Herd
The two new Angus/Holstein cross calves have joined the Black and White herd. Almost set up for the winter. Difficult will be sold within the next few weeks. She had a very bad start and I do not want to breed her or eat her so with full disclosure she is being sold. The big…
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Pumpkins for cows
The pears have petered out except for a last few left in my fruit bowl and now the cows have been switched to pumpkins for their milking treat. The cream in the milk when I was milking on pears was amazing. The pumpkins make for a rich heavy cream. I found some reasonably priced lemons…
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Buying Calves
The other day I was offered two Holstein/Angus cross calves and after some deliberation and research I have decided to buy them.(Though I will also need to buy more hay for their winter feed). So today I will drag the stock trailer out to their farm and collect them. One is a heifer and one…
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Pigs in the Root Cellar
Lists are so boring but so essential don’t you think. Every Monday morning I try to make a decent list of the weeks work. But this morning my mind seems to have slipped into a blank state. So I am writing to you instead. On the weekend we shifted Aunty Anna (the shorthorn/hereford cross)…
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Taking the Lead
I milk the cows every evening. There are two cows, Aunty Del the young Ayrshire and Lady Astor the older Holstein/Dutch Belted cross. Up until now Aunty Del has always come into the milking room first, in fact when I open the door I have to leap back so she does not run me down.…
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