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Monthly Archives: October 2010

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King of Turkey Hill

Posted on October 26, 2010 by RobinJuly 27, 2014
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Let’s talk turkey. Bunch of trouble makers, really, but they are fun to watch and relatively easy to catch. Since I started letting them out of their tractor during the day (which was three mornings ago) they seem to have … Continue reading →

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10.24.2010 Odds and Ends

Posted on October 25, 2010 by RobinOctober 25, 2010
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Today was a day for miscellany. Always first in the morning is the poultry. Feed, water, drag the tractors forward one length and today, leave the hatches open and see what happens. Yesterday, we experimented with the black chicken tractor. … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm, Poultry | Tagged chicken house, cushaw pumpkin, electric fence, turkey herding | Leave a reply

10.22.2010 An ADD kind of Day

Posted on October 22, 2010 by RobinOctober 25, 2010
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So, it’s Friday. It’s beautiful, though a bit windy. I just couldn’t concentrate on much of anything. After moving and feeding the chickens and feeding and working the horses, I looked around my farm trying to pick one thing. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm, Honey Bees, Poultry | Tagged bees, blackberry wine, chicken tractors, sunflowers, sweet potatoes | Leave a reply

10.18.2010 Concerning Alternators and Sourwood Trees

Posted on October 18, 2010 by RobinJuly 27, 2014
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Okay, so I’m lucky. I admit it. A little over a week ago, the battery light in the van came on. It was an erratic thing that seemed to get better once my husband tightened up the cable. But then, … Continue reading →

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10.16.2010 One sick chick

Posted on October 17, 2010 by RobinJuly 27, 2014
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Please forgive me.  I’ve named another chicken.  Her name is Sophie.  She’s beautiful. And she’s dead.  After a week of my inept attempts at keeping her alive, she finally breathed her last while sitting in my lap just a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm, Poultry | Tagged feeding sick chicks, sick chicken | 2 Replies

10.14.2010 The Wall

Posted on October 15, 2010 by RobinDecember 20, 2010
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It’s been a busy week already and it’s only Thursday. Monday, I noticed a lethargic hen in one of the tractors. She got up for the move but as soon as it was done, plopped herself back down again. Unusual. … Continue reading →

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10.11.2010 Thursday’s last hurrah and a few words about farm odors.

Posted on October 12, 2010 by RobinOctober 12, 2010
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So, Friday rolled around and it was fairly a humdrum day with the livestock. I even opened up the beehives briefly without any mishaps. I had nice dull little post ready to go into the blog about how the trouble … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm | Tagged Billy goats, chickens, cow, farm odors, horses, stink, Thursdays | Leave a reply

10.7.2010 Just Another Manic Thursday

Posted on October 7, 2010 by RobinOctober 7, 2010
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Anyone who knows me for very long soon discovers my opinion of Thursday. Thursday, Thor’s Day, the day the lightning strikes out of the blue. Like Arthur Dent in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, I never quite got the hang … Continue reading →

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10.5.2010 Let’s Talk Turkey

Posted on October 6, 2010 by RobinJuly 27, 2014
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It was a pretty quiet day on the farm – feed the animals, clear some of the fence line, grocery shopping and soccer practice. The thing which really stuck out today was the turkeys. We’ve had them now for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Farm, Poultry | Tagged Heritage Turkey, turkey chicks | 2 Replies

10.3.2010 Good News and Bad

Posted on October 4, 2010 by RobinOctober 6, 2010
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A big part of this transition from suburbia to farm living is getting used to the unexpected things that crop up. No book prepares you for all of them. This morning for example, I pulled up two of my peanut … Continue reading →

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