Walking back to the house from farm chores the other day I wondered: What’s better, mud, or perpetual winter? There are certain advantages to not sloshing around in mud–like all the stuff you don’t track into the house. Or the huge ruts you don’t make in the driveway with the truck. Just walking can be […]
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Do you see a sheep in this photo? Charlotte is hiding behind a post in the walk-in shelter. When I bring grain to the cow and the boy goat, Charlotte turns into a stealth ewe, creeping closer and closer as she plots a run for the grain bucket. This is the game we play twice […]
The boy goat–Tigger–wants to be king of the hill and lord over our sheep. I drop a bale of hay in the paddock, Tigger jumps right on top and dares the sheep to try and eat. If the sheep do draw close, he puts his head down and shoos them away. The sheep are left […]
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