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HoneyBear Ranch -
Friday January 13, 2012 - By Phil and Sandy
I've always been told that cows and horses can't be friends. I'm here to tell you that just isn't true!
We were given a Paint filly at the tender age of 4 months. We named her Maggie Mae. Her mother died during the horrible heat and...
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At Home in Nature -
Sunday December 25, 2011 - By Mary
The ducks and geese just don't know what to do with ice. They want a bath and try to dive into their frozen pond, but for whatever reason these days, the water is as hard as ice. We dump out the ice and pour in water, and they enjoy it a lot. But...
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At Home in Nature -
Saturday December 24, 2011 - By Mary
Truck the rooster got stuck in a snowdrift while out on an adventure today. He wanted to get to the other side, walked right in until he was stuck up to his belly. We went to rescue him, but before we could some persistent flapping got him free and he managed...
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At Home in Nature -
Sunday December 11, 2011 - By Mary
We let our birds wander freely on our farm, but most of them decide to stay at home in the pen. Truck likes the pen a lot, but also likes his daily walks. When you visit our farm, you'll be greeted by Truck the rooster. If you're a dog, kitty, coyote or a...
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At Home in Nature -
Friday December 09, 2011 - By Mary
Count Dracula the calf has decided halloween is over. He and Pink Nose the Calf are now very good friends with Butterball the Alpaca, who has helped him work through his numerous "issues" apparently. Butterball himself used to...
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At Home in Nature -
Tuesday December 06, 2011 - By Mary
Butterball is our newest alpaca friend here at the farm. He was a turkey, though, and had a lot of fight in him. We try to make fighters into lovers here at the farm, and the same way that you would help a human child with too much fight is the same way you...
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At Home in Nature -
Monday November 21, 2011 - By Mary
We are still going through halloween pumpkins, and the birds and goats share them well. The birds like the seeds and goop best, and the goats like the rinds best. Nobody likes the stems. When we were working our ox, Macaucau, he was sorely...
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Wild Winds Sheep Company -
Sunday November 20, 2011 - By Catherine & Martin
Cosmovore vs. local foods, by Catherine
Wissner
From the November 15, 2011, Drovers article Enter the
Cosmovores ;* “Mr. Kenny adds a new word to our food vocabulary as he
answers — negatively — the question: Is...
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At Home in Nature -
Friday November 18, 2011 - By Mary
After a week of recovery, Wanda is fully recovered. Her leg, broken mysteriously, has healed straight and she is putting her full weight on it again. The most difficult part of her adventure? Being restrained for a week in cage (she is...
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IICFA -
Monday May 23, 2011 - By GrannySue
This came from Doreen H. - who lives in MO and has been fighting against NAIS with us for more than 7 years now. The saga in Missouri continues... If you are headed down that way or happen to live in Missouri - this would be a good protest to attend....
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Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL -
Thursday April 14, 2011 - By Tony
I was reading the NYT of today and I was shocked to read an article about the abuse of animals at the farms...here is an excerpt, I qoute the NYT:
"States Look to Ban Efforts to Reveal Farm Abuse
By A. G. SULZBERGER
Published:...
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At Home in Nature -
Thursday March 31, 2011 - By Mary
Bamboo is a grass and where the farmer has enough water to irrigate other hay crops (such as rye or alfalfa), they ought to consider this hay instead.
D. G. Sturkie, Professor Emeritus of Agronomy and Soils, V.L. Brown, Superintendent,...
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At Home in Nature -
Monday March 21, 2011 - By Mary
Sunflowers make excellent animal feed, requiring no irrigation and providing both grain and forage.
According to Dairy Specialist Alvaro Garcia of the South Dakota State University Extension ( http://pubstorage.sdstate.edu/AgBio_Publica...
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MM Livestock Co -
Monday February 07, 2011 - By Megan
It's that time of year again. The state vet will be out in a few days to Bangs test the herd and Tric thest the bulls that are for sale, all the cattle that are breeders must be bangs tested annually. The testing is to make sure that they are free from...
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MM Livestock Co -
Wednesday January 19, 2011 - By Megan
Today after morning chores were done it was time to tag and band the lambs. They get a Scrapie tag in one ear and a Farm Tag in the other. Our flocks are certified scrapie free so keeping accurate records is important. The scrapie tag has the US I.D # on it as...
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Cowmomma's Cupboard -
Monday November 08, 2010 - By Cowmomma
This entry will start with a disclaimer. It is about the daily dog-rooster battles that occur at our ranch. Please do not contact us to complain that this is cruel to the animals. Neither the dog or the rooster has ever seriously injured the other...
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The Mushroom Hut @ Fox Farms -
Thursday May 27, 2010 - By Alan and Susan
We will have an on-farm goat auction/sale on May 29th from 8:00-10:00am. We need to decrease our Nubian/Boer mix herd so we can increase our Saanen herd. We are an Animal Welfare Approved farm and our goats are on a rotational...
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Spring Hill Farms -
Thursday February 25, 2010 - By David
A new analysis which used the results of 21 previous studies,found no evidence between people's risk of heart disease and their intake of saturated fat. This is the fat found found mainly in animal fats and dairy. The press and medical experts have...
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IICFA -
Thursday November 05, 2009 - By GrannySue
This is - bar none - the best place for first hand information on these hearings, and also for THOROUGHLY researched and documented information related to ag, vaccinations, etc etc. http://ppjg.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/notes-from-wisconsin-something-funny-ha...
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