Last winter I fed our livestock by tossing hay bales onto the ground. It’s not the smartest practice, since the animals end up walking on the hay and defecating on it. The result: lots of wasted hay. For months now, I’ve had piles of spoiled hay composting in place. Potentially, it’s great for the soil, […]
Just when we thought we had all the fences patched, somebody starts making unscheduled visits to the orchard. Since July, the orchard has been reserved for our two rams, awaiting breeding season. But for some reason, the other animals can’t resist trying to break into the orchard. What could be the attraction? So it was […]
Two years ago when we were just starting Spy Dog Farm we were a bit panicked about how we were going to feed our livestock over the winter. We weren’t sure where to turn, then the woman who sold us our sheep steered us to a local farmer who not only delivered a gorgeous stack […]
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