Category Archives: Life moves on daily

Lamb for Sale-Rockland/Ottawa area.

Hi Folks.. We first and formost raise our lambs for ourselves, but when our ewes have a few to many lambs in a year we sometimes find ourselves with a few extra that we are willing to do farm gate … Continue reading

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You can see and feel the difference in the milk..

A funny but true story, a friend of mine had goats, and little ones, one day we were out talking and I said, how come you don’t milk at all.. and he said.. well a goat had her baby, and … Continue reading

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Milking out and putting up Colostrum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colostrum “Colostrum is crucial for newborn farm animals. They receive no passive transfer of immunity via the placenta before birth, so any antibodies that they need have to be ingested. This oral transfer of immunity can occur because the newborn’s … Continue reading

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Working a lamb Hide..

Well, I am sad to say that the lamb born yesterday didn’t make it, she had a little rattle of fluid in her lungs when I got down to the barn and I swung her to help remove any birthing … Continue reading

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Farmgal’s Day Part 3 5pm till bedtime..

Starting up again after my nap.. Head to the cellar to get a pint jar of stew lamb meat, one pint of homecanned corn, one pint of homecanned potato cubes, and one jar of homemade tomato sauce to which I added … Continue reading

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A day in the life of Farmgal Part 2 10am to 5 pm.

This was a lovely easy dish, Baked Chicken Breasts with onion, celery, turnip and sour cabbage, very tasty and easy to turn from a baked dish into a soup with a bit of cutting up and adding broth.. Round two.. … Continue reading

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A Day in the Life of Farmgal..-Part One 5am to 10am..

Morning Guys, so I am going to do a day in the life of farmgal, It will be broke down into at least two parts, maybe three?.. I will do my best to follow out the list I had prepared … Continue reading

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The good Food Box’s came in today..

I will get a photo up I promise but not today.. So here is what has been added to the house X2 six red apples six oranges -Who’s peels are going into vinager to make a orange cleaner six grapefruits-Ditto … Continue reading

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Just another reason to cook your meat!

http://discovermagazine.com/2012/jun/03-hidden-epidemic-tapeworms-in-the-brain The closer scientists look at the epidemiology of the disease, the worse it becomes. Nash and other neurocysticercosis experts have been traveling through Latin America with CT scanners and blood tests to survey populations. In one study in Peru, … Continue reading

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Rest in Peace Uncle Frank..

Sending out my best wishes to my cousin’s Nadine and Joy, along with their familes on the loss of their dad, Frank was my Dad’s only brother-in-law married to his sister frank, they had two lovely daughters and one wee … Continue reading

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