Fall October 27, 2008

Oct. 26, 2008–Fall
     Autumn weather has arrived.  I am dreading piling the bales of straw around doorways, and covering the windows with sheets of plastic, thereby dimming the light.  We have some serious renovations to do in the next couple of weeks.  Antique windows that have shattered at the top of the barn, and a pannel [...]

Rusty’s First Car Ride October 16, 2008

Oct. 15, 2008– Rusty’s First Car Ride
     Last week Rusty took his first car ride, over to a friend’s farm, so he could be examined by the vet who was working there.  My mother came to give us a ride–probably the only person I know who would let me put a pig in her car!  I [...]

Outside at Last October 7, 2008

Oct. 7, 2008–Outside at Last
     I gave up trying to teach the new hens how to use the ladder and ramp outdoors.  Considering they have only just learned to walk, perhaps navigating an obstacle course was asking too much of them.  Instead, each day, after the pigs are returned indoors, I leave the coop door [...]

The New Hens October 3, 2008

Oct. 2, 2008– The New Hens
     Yesterday the hens finally walked free.  Their quarantine period up, we were able to move them from the horse stall in which they have been kept.  Their week in the stall was a learning experience for the hens.  They learned what lettuce and tomatoes were, how to scratch the earth, how to eat from [...]