Category Archives: Critters

Happy B-day Girl..

My how now brown cow is offically one year old, I can’t believe it really, she is a teenager.. How fast the time has gone, from this as a baby.. I remember when we brought you home, you blinked your … Continue reading

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Happy Canada Day

O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. … Continue reading

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My Double Yolker Girl

My Chickens are dual purpose birds, this means they are of older breeds that are still good for both egg production but you get a nice amount of size on the boys for the freezer camp. It also means that … Continue reading

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A even dozen- new little peeping ducklings

Our first clutch of ducklings have arrived, three more are being currently sat on, Dh has informed me that our first little peepers have safely hatched out, they are currently spending their first couple days in one of our big … Continue reading

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New on the Farm…

Its been a busy couple days, we have a new lamb, a new litter of bunnies, with another one on the way soon and jar’s filled with the most wonderful homemade maple syrup. Its very light in color to me, the color … Continue reading

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A few photos from Chores

                                                 Dang, I really want to get that spot.                                  Miss Fancy, A sunkissed Purrpot Farm Cat Goddess            One of my four generation Bard Rock Hens with my fancy Dark Leghorn Rooster              Such Handsome Boys,  strutting their stuff and … Continue reading

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Sheep Questions

So got asked a questions about my sheep and here it an the answer. Why don’t I dock my sheep’s or lambs tails? The short answer is : Hair Sheep The long answer is that the reason that you need … Continue reading

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Girl “cow love”

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An the Duck Flew by..

….as I was sitting down to write my weigh in post, I saw something that caught my eye out the window, high up in the tree where my turkeys roost was a large brown and white bird, O No was … Continue reading

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Ducks-Overview

Awe Ducks, I can’t really picture my farm without ducks, we moved here in very early spring (snow on the ground) and the first farm animal that arrived was ducks, followed shortly by chickens, goats and sheep. I tried to … Continue reading

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