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That had to hurt

See that egg? Front row, third from the right? Every once in a while someone lays a giant egg, and it just makes my hiney tingle. 4 years ago: Eat, drink and be married 1 year ago: Today’s chick fix

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Trusting my instincts (or not)

Remember this guy? He was 6 days old on Saturday, and had been doing good all week. When I checked on him Saturday morning he was just standing in the pile of cornstalks that the cows like to sleep on. … Continue reading

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Happy Easter!

4 years ago: Happy trails Our new friend Troy Flarp 3 years ago: George Spread a little sunshine Take me to the river Spring 2 years ago: Cuteness Spring, O Spring Tragic tale o’ the day 1 year ago: I’m … Continue reading

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Photogenic

Matt would like this blog to be all cows, all the time. But really, this time of year, they make for rather boring photo subjects. They just hang around, waiting for the grass to green up or to give birth. … Continue reading

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New digs

The 4-H pigs are finally out of my garage. They really seem to be enjoying their new digs. Theirs is the small port-a-hut that you can barely see, with large round bales on either side and squares stacked in front … Continue reading

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Sunrise

Saturday morning, about 6:30 a.m. There’s not a whole lot that needs to be said about this one, except maybe…wow.

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1 down

First calf of ’09 (and some random chicken) Today’s predicted winter storm never did bring any snow…but it brought us our first calf! Good ‘ol number 68 dropped a nice big bull calf this afternoon. Oy, those ears! Kill me … Continue reading

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Some days are like that…

This little pullet made me laugh! Some days are like that. You find yourself just wanting to bury your head and shut out the world for a while. The weather forecast is calling for 6 inches of snow this weekend. … Continue reading

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New gilts

These girls have been in the works since late last summer. One of our farmers market customers mentioned that the farmer they bought pork from was getting out of pigs. I asked if he had breeding stock to sell, since … Continue reading

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Filling up

Pullets explore outside their coop Yesterday was the Leopold Center’s Marketing and Food Systems Initiative workshop. I was there to co-present on a little side project I’ve been working on. That meant I also got to sit in on some … Continue reading

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