After 90's last week frost warning tonight
Well, fall is officially here, but, boy is the weather keeping us on our toes! It's going to be a scramble to get set up and the...
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Nic
- May 29, 2019
- 1 min
So What Does the Farm Look Like Now?
Well, the trees are fully in leaf since about 10 days ago when the black walnuts finally unfurled their leaves. The garden is about 1/4...
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Nic
- May 29, 2019
- 1 min
So much NEWs so little time!
Spring is rapidly drawing to a close. We have passed our final frost (possible) date last weekend having gotten a two week head start on...
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Nic
- Apr 15, 2019
- 1 min
Surprise it's Spring, No wait it's Summer, Just Kidding It's Winter...
It was 41 degrees when I got up yesterday, by the time we got home from church it was 56 degrees and pretty chilly with a brisk wind, by...
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Nic
- Oct 30, 2018
- 1 min
Molting, It's Not a Pretty Sight
It is the time of year when my laying hens molt out their old feathers. The hen above, Hannah Abbott, usually is a full feathered poofy...
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Nic
- Oct 29, 2018
- 2 min
Enjoying the Last of the...
November is just a mud puddle away now and summer a swiftly fading memory. When I open the door in the predawn there are no crickets,...
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Nic
- Sep 14, 2018
- 1 min
Harvest Time
I wish I could multiply myself (though honestly, what mom hasn't?) in spring and fall in particularly. There are just so many jobs that...
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Nic
- Sep 11, 2018
- 2 min
Just When You Least Expect It-SURPRISE!
We had given up on Tasha, she is one of AGH gilts and we had put her in with a boar in the hopes of a fall litter of piglets, but they...
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Nic
- Sep 10, 2018
- 1 min
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
It is tough to say but there are times we need a break. No farm can survive without the life giving blessing of rain. Here in NW PA we...
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Nic
- Jul 4, 2018
- 2 min
New Farm Animals!
The intensity of the heat these last few weeks is only matched by the intensity of the schedule. Here in Northwestern PA it has been a...
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Nic
- Jun 6, 2018
- 1 min
Oh Summer, You Came Too Soon
I want to share with you all that exciting things happening on the farm but alas the season has overtaken me in a big way. Last week, at...
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Nic
- May 16, 2018
- 2 min
Ending a Reign of Terror (for the chickens)
I have installed my last remaining bantam hen, Creamy in the wooden brooder in the barn. It is safe space for her and her chicks for the...
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Nic
- May 13, 2018
- 3 min
Good Bye Rooster, Hello Chicks
So I did find Mr. T the rooster but not in the way I had hoped. He was eaten by a raccoon. Likely the same raccoon that ate our other...
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Nic
- Apr 23, 2018
- 1 min
Missing: 1 Bantam Rooster-Again!
Once again Mr. T is missing :( We do not need bantam chickens but they are my family's favorite form of outdoor entertainment and I miss...
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Nic
- Apr 11, 2018
- 2 min
When all else fails, let the chickens do the work!
I am in the process of re-organizing my strawberry patch. It was planted in a flurry of spring work two years ago, in the rain and snow...
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Nic
- Mar 25, 2018
- 1 min
Seeing the Way the World Smells
I do love walking the dogs in the snow, which is good because I've gotten to do that a lot this year, including the six inches that fell...
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Nic
- Mar 5, 2018
- 1 min
Rooster Returns
It was a very pleasant surprise Saturday Morning when I went out to feed the horses opened the barn and looked up into the beams to say...
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Nic
- Feb 2, 2018
- 1 min
Leaf Lard!
After dodging the job and feeling so overwhelmed with butchering, I have finally got around to rendering lard. I tried a batch of the...
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Nic
- May 8, 2015
- 9 min
How We Ended up With Fjords
Warning this is NOT a short note you may want to sit down,get a cup of coffee or tea and put your feet up) The Lord is good and His...
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