Pure Potential May 29, 2009

May 28, 2009– Pure Potential
     Months have passed since we rescued that group of lay hens from a battery farm where they were used for commercial egg production. They are fluffy and fat, with gorgeous red combs and healthy appetites. They can roost and make nests, and scratch in the yard until they turn the [...]

Some Pig May 13, 2009

May 13, 2008–Some Pig
      Every couple of days I head to the grocery store to pick up bins of old produce; apples, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, watermelon.  The animals feast on these treats and I always enjoying hanging out with the staff who work in the back of the store–they’re alot of fun.  Yesterday morning I [...]

Bowie,Cohen & Joplin May 8, 2009

     May 7, 2009–Bowie, Cohen & Joplin
     Wednesday morning began perfectly, cool and clear, green grass  and trees in bud.  Two Canadian Geese stopped by to enjoy the company of the ducks and perhaps to share the long grass in which they were dining.  Their loud honks could be heard from the house.
     Prospective parents of the [...]

Pot-Bellied Pigs May 3, 2009

 

May 2, 2009– Pot-Bellied Pigs
     We have two new animals here at the farm, both of whom arrived last week.  Annabelle and Petunia are two Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pigs.  I know a bit about their history; they were both used as breeding sows and were part of a rescue, along with some litters of piglets.  The [...]