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Horns of Plenty
Miss Della, I am her humble servant! I haven’t posted about Della much lately since I am still smarting from her losing her calves last year. It’s not that Della isn’t a huge part o… more →
Throwback at Trapper Creek
Horns of Plenty
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matronofhusbandry wrote 2 months ago: Miss Della, I am her humble servant! I haven’t posted about Della much lately since I am still … more →
Sunup to sundown in pictures
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matronofhusbandry wrote 3 months ago: Moulin Rouge. Corn Dog. 14 qts of beans in the making. Melvin guarder of carrots. Ruthless’ ha … more →
Spreading the wealth
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matronofhusbandry wrote 3 months ago: We fertilize our hayfields with our composted manure after cutting the hay in order to stimulate gro … more →
Trials in the garden
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matronofhusbandry wrote 3 months ago: Not the bad kind, the test kind. I’m kind of a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix … more →
Me and my gang - grazing
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matronofhusbandry wrote 4 months ago: It’s hard to describe the pleasure I derive from practicing rotational grazing on our farm. W … more →
A farm week
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matronofhusbandry wrote 5 months ago: Everywhere I turn, something needs planting, harvesting, weeding, cooking, feeding, hauling, picked … more →
Shoo fly
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matronofhusbandry wrote 5 months ago: We don’t have too many flies to worry about, but I do like to keep Della comfortable since I … more →
Part of the fertilizer crew
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matronofhusbandry wrote 5 months ago: Chicken manure grows pretty good grass. Permanent pasture can take a lot of manure. As long as i … more →
The Dad around here
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matronofhusbandry wrote 5 months ago: is great! Always making, fixing and doing something. A guy can’t open manholes without a fancy … more →
I want to die with my cud in my mouth
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matronofhusbandry wrote 5 months ago: The following post may turn some of you off, so I will give a you a warning – this is a post a … more →
Butt ugly
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matronofhusbandry wrote 6 months ago: But very tasty. I have no expectations that these chickens will cavort like the hens in Chicken Run … more →
Signs of spring
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matronofhusbandry wrote 7 months ago: Everywhere we look the promise that is spring, is right before our eyes. more brassicas Mabel' … more →
More garden (and how not to build a low tunnel)
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matronofhusbandry wrote 7 months ago: Renee wanted a peek inside the greenhouse – so here it is. Our greenhouse situation is curre … more →
First calf - share milking?
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matronofhusbandry wrote 7 months ago: First calf My plan is to milk Lula this summer since Della did not breed back – yet… . … more →
Row run
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matronofhusbandry wrote 10 months ago: Row run means you get what you get. Big, small, diseased, damaged, dirty, and everything in betwe … more →
Too cold
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matronofhusbandry wrote 11 months ago: Frost fox and leaves. Cold and sunny, even in the sun the icicles didn’t drip. 10F in greenho … more →
Staying ahead of the weather
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matronofhusbandry wrote 11 months ago: Or saying goodbye to fall and HELLO winter. This post is about what garden chores we did last week … more →
Dogs just wanna have fun
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matronofhusbandry wrote 12 months ago: What happens when you send a teenager to do a mundane farm chore like checking the water tank to see … more →
Crossing things off the list
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matronofhusbandry wrote 12 months ago: Old stump made into a salt lick. I wish we still had the bull that got his head stuck in here. H … more →
