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Today's Collection of Eggs from the Girls... EVERY day I collect the eggs. I usually collect them at around 10am and then again at noon and finally at 4pm. As it's Winter here some people think I shouldn't be getting any eggs at all but my chickens are very much laying because I keep new hens coming through the flock on a regular basis. I usually buy two new girls every month I never run

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..I found this really cool website. I love the chicken stories &amp; thought you might too. 5 Acres &amp; A Dream: Around The Homestead I especially laughed at the story about the Rooster collecting tidbits for the hens so he could get a bit of chicken on the side, er, you know what I mean? Anyway, it's a cute blog and well worth a look.

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.. It's noisy. It's amateur but it's how it is... A birds eye view of our bantam chicken and her new baby. All the noise in the background is the other mature chickens feeding. At feeding time it's always noisy! Life on the farm is like that. :)&nbsp; Notice how I handle the baby, you never squeeze a chick at that age. They are delicate and need careful handling. Beats me how that mother

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. . &nbsp;. There's been so much happening on the farm. &nbsp; We have two new roosters, a few new calves and some new season chickens. There's a long story to go with these new chickens. More to come but for now enjoy the photos. This is Red &amp; MG2 MG2, Red &amp; Little Big Horn Red (or Ginger) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What's this got to do with anything? AND..

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. . Murphy has taken to wearing shoes! Now this is not uncommon for horses and like all, ladies, she has decided she wants to get up there in the fashion stakes much to my dismay. Here I am, a farmer that hardly ever wears jewellery or fancy dress or any of that girly stuff really, and now my dear husband’s horse wants the latest fashion items.&nbsp; So, the Farrier came up

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. &nbsp;. PHOTO says it all, doesn't it? &nbsp; &nbsp; Proud mother is the brown one. All the calves have been born for this year and now the fun and games begin. The calves love to run around at night, skip and play there funny little games; tails in the air, jostling and working out who's gunna be boss.&nbsp; It's so much fun!

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..Came home to a rather smelly dog after work yesterday. This morning when I let Zak off the chain, the object of Zak's affection had time to ferment in his coat overnight. All I did was, unleash him and I had to fumigate my own arm. Phew!&nbsp; What is it about dogs rolling in cow manure and this time I think Zak rolled in a dead carcass - Oh boy, unless you've smelt this smell yourself

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..A lot's been going on lately and it's calving time again. So far we have six live calves on the ground and one had to be pulled this year because it was breach. Unfortunately the cow rejected the calf and even though we tried to save it ourselves, mother knows best and it died overnight. We have five silver calves and one brown colored calf. Sexes are yet to be determined but I know Elle has

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. &nbsp;.Where are those guys from, *Top Gear, when you need them? I'm sitting in the 'old girl' wondering how my, dh (dear husband), will get to work on Monday, since I bogged the old Hilux Ute in our paddock.&nbsp; Seems I picked the boggiest section of the paddock immediately over the top of a Spring. .Now I'm not the first to mention that my, dh, has done this many a time, and I've

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.. Benson is on the mend! It's weird owning a three legged dog. Something I thought I'd never have to do. But after seeing the joy on Benson's face and that waggy tail going constantly I now know it was the right decision. He's a happy happy dog and even runs and plays with Zak again. He's appetite has improved too. I wanted to post some photos but the wound is still very raw looking and I

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I posted this article on my writing site and I thought it a good idea to post it here too. Please feel free to retweet, blog about or spread through Facebook ~ whatever it takes to get the word out...WRITERS!!! Help Needed Downunder ~ Queensland Flood Victims, writers unite... ..By now you may have heard about the huge floods that have devastated much of Oz. It is heart wrenching and many

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&nbsp;. . We had some very bad news this morning about our dog, Benson, and we know Zak, the Writer and Zak, our other dog, will take this badly too. Benson has Osteosarcoma and we had to make a big, bad and hard decision this morning. Luckily we have the best Veterinarian in the world looking after, Benson so we feel happy about that. There were many choices to choose from varying in heart

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It’s great that consumers and suppliers are taking a focus on animals welfare.This article highlights Coles new stance on pigs in sow stalls. Coles responds to consumer pressure over sow stalls - 21/07/2010&nbsp;My only question with this stance on pig sow stalls is, how does the farmer stop the sows from squashing their piglets when they are born? The sow stalls as I understand, are what stop

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&#160; Smart US dog learns more than 1,000 words - Yahoo!7 &#160; As a farmer, watching your dogs, cats, cows, sheep and chickens exhibit intelligent behaviours is no “biggie”. It’s just something that happens every day. I must admit though, there seems to be degrees of intelligence between the breeds but basically all animals are smart in their own ways. For instance, the female cattle run

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. . I was stung by a Bee last night while picking peaches. The bite was under the middle of my foot. I guess it was going to happen and if I'd listen to my gut feeling I'd of known it... . .&nbsp;. MAJOR CLUES: My dear husband said, "You should be wearing your boots". I was wearing thongs, (flip flops for those living north: NO, I don't wear a g-string in the orchard if that's the visual you

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..Well, it's Christmas and I haven't bothered to ask the critters what they plan on doing this wonderful sunny day. It seems the animals have no idea it's Christmas. The chickens have laid their eggs as usual. The horse wants out of her holding yard and the dogs want off their chains. Tiger (our cat) caught herself a mouse this morning and happily took that somewhere. As for the others, the

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. . Here at Mountain View, we like to do things the natural way. We don't use pesticides or chemicals. Only in extreme cases do we consider using anything that nature doesn't provide and that's why we've posted this little article today. Don't take it from us, let the animals speak... http://www.saynotogmos.org/monsanto_1.htm&nbsp; We thought going natural was a good thing. Turns out the cows

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Well, I was right. Things have ended up being so darn busy over the past month. The&nbsp;month has flown past and not only because of the farm.&nbsp;Mum and Dad had to be placed in other accommodation. Dad has Alzheimer's and needs extra care that only&nbsp;professional nursing staff can manage, and Mum had to find a new life without him. She has found (or rather we, the daughters, have found

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