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Farming with Giraffes

October 3rd, 2015 · No Comments · farming

Daughter helps move the chicken tractors in the afternoon. Here she is disguised as a giraffe. Or is it just her new onesie? It’s what all the farmhands are wearing this fall.  

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Hay, Goats!

October 2nd, 2015 · No Comments · farming

After the latest weather reduced the remnants of our hay tarp to absolute tatters, I spent part of the day moving the small stack of hay it was covering inside the shelter in the main paddock. As you can see, the goats were having a ball with the hay. In addition to climbing all over […]

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Wetness, Finally

September 30th, 2015 · No Comments · farming

The rain started yesterday and continued, hard, all night, winds howling up to 20 knots. I’d taken pity on the goats and moved them late in the afternoon into the main paddock where they’d be able to take cover under the three-sided shelter. Wouldn’t you know it, though. Three of the babies were laggards and […]

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