Barely visible at the bottom of this tub of water is a Teflon-coated heater that keeps the water liquid in the coldest temperatures, saving us huge amounts of work and aggravation in winter and ensuring our livestock have something to drink with their hay. It’s a small device, but it does so much to make […]
We’ve muddled through this early blast of winter here at Spy Dog Farm and thankfully without the five feet of snow that’s been dumped on some other parts of New York State. Still, our chicken broiler season can’t end soon enough. The chickens are incredibly resilient. They aren’t fazed by temperatures that plunge to 15 […]
We worked all day Sunday shifting into winter mode: stocking up on firewood, moving animals, uprooting and replanting temporary fencing. The weather forecast was awful, including all manner of snow, rain and ice. It looked like a perfect combination for a power outage, so we even filled tubs of water in the basement just in […]
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