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Family Fox

May 8th, 2014 · 1 Comment · farming

I suspected it was a fox that executed the brazen, daylight attack on our chickens. And my suspicious were I believe confirmed the other day when I looked out the kitchen window and was startled to see a fox looking back at me from the ridge line leading to the upper pasture. But it wasn’t […]

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Race Against the Weather

April 29th, 2014 · No Comments · farming

Forecast calls for cold and rainy weather through the end of the week starting this afternoon so I don’t have much time to fool around on the computer. I’ve got to finish the “tractor” destined to be the new home for the 25 Freedom Ranger chicks in our basement brooder. I know it doesn’t look […]

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Into the World

April 28th, 2014 · No Comments · farming

Things were getting a little crowded with 50 chicks in our basement brooder so half were moved outside to the “tractor” a week ahead of schedule. Chicks need their feathers to ward off cold and it’s been unseasonably chilly around these parts, with temperatures last night dipping almost to freezing. We put a tarp over […]

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