Monthly Archives: March 2010

Tank Cleanout

Posted on Tuesday March 30, 2010 by Walter Jeffries

Lower Whey TanksOur pig’s diet consists of about 90% pasture and hay depending on the season plus about 7% dairy. The remainder is apples, pumpkins, beets, turnips, mangels, sunflowers, sunchokes and other veggies. Occasionally we get a little boiled barley … Continue reading →

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Wild Ducks

Posted on Monday March 29, 2010 by Walter Jeffries

Mallard Pair on Upper PondThis past week I heard many flights of geese headed north. One set we managed to call down to the marshes below us in the valley. Then this morning while I was doing morning chores in … Continue reading →

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Piglet Paparazzo

Posted on Sunday March 28, 2010 by Walter Jeffries

I feel like a paparazzi with all these piglets popping out all over the place. They’re everywhere! Since piglets often are piled on top of each other the photos don’t give the full variety of colors in each litter but … Continue reading →

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Perimeter Walk

Posted on Saturday March 27, 2010 by Walter Jeffries

New Field MapWednesday Hope and I took a long walk. According to the GPS unit, below, she walked 12 kilometers and I walked 29 kilometers. The ratio fits as she had cut across back to the house at about the … Continue reading →

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