Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Neonatal loss in livestock.

Don’t worry, at this point in time the new set of lambs are still doing well but I got to thinking about this subject after someone express upset that I had the one lamb loss from the very first set … Continue reading

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Chilled Lambs

Yesterday was bitter cold and so of course one of my ewe’s had a lovely set of twins in it.. they didn’t get dried and so ended up chilled, and chilled lambs don’t nurse, they lose their suck reflex and … Continue reading

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A little lamb and lamb to be photo love..

Showing off the current born lambs and a number of the still expecting ewe’s..  

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day.by dear hubby.. It was fifteen years and three days ago that I first met the woman I’m fortunate to call my wife, my Farmgal.  Appropriately enough, the first three weeks of our courtship was exclusively via e-mail, … Continue reading

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Its a snow day!

Those expecting ewes are carrying wide loads these days.. its amazing how much they can waddle around before the time comes.. Its snowed and snowed and snowed, and we need more hay kay? Glenda says, you be fussy, just chew cud … Continue reading

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Have a cuppa tea with me..

Thanks for stopping by, some of you I have seen in the past little while, and others, well its been a bit since I heard from you.. Come on in, those roads were wild to get here.. can you believe … Continue reading

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Horse’s at Liberty …

This is one of those new words I have learned over the past year, at Liberty.. its a funny word to me..  I love the video’s I have seen of it, I like the dance between the horse and the … Continue reading

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Date Cake Recipe

one cup of dried dates, cut up into pieces, one cup boiling water poured over them, allowed to soak for at least twenty min or until cool, 1/4th fat of your choice, half cup honey or 3/4th cup sugar, two … Continue reading

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The Great Goose Challange -Results

Baked Goose Breast with Fruit Compote on the side Goose Breast Stirfry on a bed of creamy mashed spuds. Goose Pot Pie Recipe. Goose Stuffed Ravioli, using up the last bits.. The goose was weighted at 6 pounds, and from … Continue reading

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Flowers.. yup, I said it.. pretty sweet flowers..

I Know, Shocking… ME talking about flowers.. I do herbs and they flower, I do garden plants and they flower, I have wild area’s and they have all kinds of native flowers and I am good with it..  I grow … Continue reading

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