Category: Other Animals
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Winnie and the Rams
Winnie is in with the adult rams right now. She stays nice and warm among the woolly sheep. Continue reading
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Winter Turkeys
Driving down the hill, we saw a flock of turkeys in the snow. Prompt: It’s wintertime here in the northern hemisphere. Make a photo with snow, frost, or ice as the theme today. Continue reading
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Winter Eggs
These eggs are from our happy chickens. They’re from our Campines and Anconas. Prompt: The frame of a photograph is rectilinear. Fill that frame with a circular subject today and make a photograph. Continue reading
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The Winter Solstice
Farms mark the year by the solar calendar. The solstice is the traditional mid-winter festival that marks the return of the sun. For us, too, the solstice is turnaround time. The days when the sun seems to stand still are our time to reflect on the past year. We evaluate our accomplished goals and plan… Continue reading
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The Laying Hens
Here you can see the new laying hens, all gathered in their coop. Here’s a look at a Silver Grey Dorking and a Welsummer, respectively. Continue reading
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Culinary Students, Ram Sorting, and Chicken Processing
The culinary school students came back today for more farm work. Today, we evaluated all of the adult rams, trimmed toes, and gave dewormer as needed. We then took a field trip to Karla’s to pick up our chickens, which were butchered yesterday. The students got to see a bit of the butchering process. Next,… Continue reading
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New Metal Roof Featuring Fall Turkeys
Bill was back to finish the porch roof today. Here you can see him bending and cutting the metal to form various edges. Later this evening, we went to the neighbor’s house for dinner. One of the local turkey flocks came strolling by. A large group of chicks and several hens came, plus a tom.… Continue reading
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Our First Buck of the Season
Our first buck of the season arrived today. It was a really nice two-by-three, still in velvet. He was skinny. I hope he fattens up before hunting season. Continue reading
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Porch Work and a Big Frog
The porch is still coming along nicely. The railing is now under construction. Plus, the pond by our house has some rather large frogs in it. This one was about the size of my hand. Continue reading
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The County Fair and Porch Work
We went back to the Delta County Fair today. I wanted to see how I did with my cloak and take a look at all the exhibits. My cloak took a first prize! I’ll get a picture when I pick it up on Sunday. The fair is a lot smaller this year compared to last… Continue reading