Tag: steers
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Good news
Yesterday we worked extra fast in some terrible humid heat and now all the hay has been divided up and is stacked in neat rows in two barns. And then in the afternoon – it rained – poured down actually! And we all felt smug because our hay was under cover. I hope I have enough…
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The Boys are Back in Town
Yesterday John and I brought the two steers Daisy’s Bobby and Queenie’s Bobby back from the West barn so they could munch in the Daisy Mistress paddock. It is deep and lush and perfect for fattening these two. The boys are back! The stock trailer will stay in there for shelter and shade. Just when…
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Summer Quarters
Sheila my Big Fat Pig and Hop and Pop Poppy are finally out in their Pig Hut for the summer. This is the first time that Sheila has had to sleep outside and she is deeply unimpressed. For the last few days she has been taking herself out there in the day time. She loves…
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The one
We have watched Nanny Boo for a year now, raise Marmalade, then help her raise her six kittens. And this shot says it all. This surely is the penultimate image of Nanny Boo aka The Dog-Father and his brood. I had to stand on a chair to take this shot. And it is complete with Boo’s ‘dragon”…
The Kitchen's Garden 