Archive for 'Farm Life'
Posted: May 3rd, 2008 by
Lisa
Like a duck to water. Our little freaky water fowl are giddy today. There is water! Coming from the sky! Someone truly loves them. They are happy happy happy. They get in the pond and have water below and above? Oh. my. God. !!!!! Silly goose. They are little goofy silly
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Posted: March 29th, 2008 by
Frank
Hermione finally had her piglets yesterday, 119 days after coming home from East Hill Farm. Nominal pig gestation is 115 days: She pushed it as hard as she could and of course had them in a snowstorm. The good news is that all is well, six live piglets that she is feeding and looking
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Posted under Chickens, Ducks, Farm Life, ForSale, Geese, Pigs, Snow, Tech Stuff, Turkeys.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2008 by
Frank
Spring is oh so slowly coming. The twice weekly storms are more rain than snow, and I can leave the hose out to water the animals. We had the same temperatures in December, but the December sun was not enough to thaw the hose in the afternoon, while the March sun does.
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Posted under Building, Chickens, Farm Life, Hatching, Horses, Planting, maple syrup.
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Posted: March 9th, 2008 by
Frank
Around noon yesterday, during the last break in the rain, I brought in 24 more gallons of sap. We then spent the day watching rain and the night listening to wind. Today was cold and very windy. We fired up the evaporator first thing after breakfast and ran it till about 6:30 We boiled
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Posted: January 13th, 2008 by
Lisa
Heirloom tomatoes ordered from www.tomatofest.com: Alicante Black Crimson Blondkopfchen Bulgarian Triumph Debarao Earliana Gold Dust Japanese Black Trifele Long Keeper Peche Jaune Paul Robeson Slava From Jungseed.com: Toma Verde Tomatillos Top Crop Green Pod Bush Bean Golden Rod Yellow Wax Bush Bean Be Sweet 2020 Edible Soybean All-Season Cabbage Mix Collection Carrot Sampler #2 Golden
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Posted: January 9th, 2008 by
Frank
We’ve had a few warm days this week, and the bees are flying after six weeks or more cooped up in the hives. I was thrilled to see that the hive I thought would be dead by Christmas is still alive, if weak. They must have a queen after all. I gave all four
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Posted under Chickens, Eggs, Farm Life, Honey Bees.
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Posted: December 31st, 2007 by
Lisa
In January, we bought three new bred ewes from Dancing Lamb farm. We bought and put up the hoop house that we are now storing hay inside. We also put a wood floor in it. (It’s bouncy, but still holding up a year later, so that’s good.) Having the hay under good cover has
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Posted: December 30th, 2007 by
Lisa
Oh, Ginny. Why? Why must you tear the twine that’s holding those panels together, right before my eyes? You looked oh so satisfied with it ripped in two, with all your very deliberate tugging. I’m really glad that we used about ten times more than we needed. Too bad the fence didn’t move when
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Posted under Dogs, Farm Life, Food, Pigs.
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Posted: December 29th, 2007 by
Lisa
Frank skirted a bunch of fleece today. We have several piles going — wool that we are going to turn into wool socks — wool that we are going to turn into wool comforters — wool that we are going to turn into roving. We have so much to process that it isn’t funny. Our
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Posted: December 28th, 2007 by
Lisa
Why, Mr. UPS Man. Why do you back up your big truck all the way down our 800 foot driveway? Well, I never know what to expect. I’m poised for a quick get-away. Welcome to Mack Hill Farm, where you never know which critter will greet you! (Minx, Lily, Polly, Misty, Ginny — I
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