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Oct 27
Duck Work
We currently have 11 grown ducks of mixed breeds and 13 ducklings hatched September 17th, 2010. There were 19 eggs in all, 16 hatched and I lost 3 the second week to accident. They will be 7 weeks old Friday. And are all growing nicely. Ducks are fun! Pretty, smart, and hungry!!!! I use the …
Oct 27
Abilene/Drover Week 3
WHERE does time go? We are into week 3 of Abilene’s pregnancy!!! It is hard to believe! This is day 16 ! The embryos are 64 cells in size and are implanting in her uterus. Six more weeks and they will be getting ready to meet the world!!! Sunday Abilene went with us on a …
Oct 25
Getting Ready
We are having some friends over for a Fall Trail Ride Camp Out and Barbecue this weekend. We have been checking out our trails and doing clean up of limbs, briars, fallen trees etc… We rode across the road on the Swaney Place today. There is a wet weather type of creek that goes through …
Oct 24
Whispers and Memories
The day was warm “comfortable” the sun was shinning that gold of autumn that gives everything a gold hazy look. It was quiet except for the hooves of the horses treading softly on the thick grass and their soft quiet breathing and the soft whisper of the wind. The smells were that of good dirt …
Oct 24
Trail Riding
Today was spent on horse back checking out our trails. We left the tack room (really a building) where we keep our saddles and such it sports pink cast off carpet out of our bedroom, fluorescent lights , many many hooks, a mirror to fit ones riding helmet in, shelves of horse related and all …
Oct 22
Sheep
As some of you know we have seven sheep, that are 8 months old. They arrived September 10, 2010 in our horse trailer and came from Rick Dolinger in Rugby, VA. The sheep are all ewes (female) and are hair/meat sheep, Katahdins. They do not have wool or horns. And are very hardy and parasite …
Oct 22
Abilene Drover Litter
Abilene and Drover are expecting a litter of puppies in mid December. I thought I would tell you all what is happening inside Abilene as she goes through this pregnancy. And how she does as well…. At conception to Day 7 the embryos are in the oviduct, and Abilene does not appear different. She is …
Oct 11
Recipes from ES Gathering
CORN PUDDING (from Southern Living magazine about 10 years ago) Combine in small bowl: 1/4 cup sugar 3 TBS all purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp salt Whisk together in large bowl: 6 large eggs 2 cups whipping cream ( i have used half and half and it turns out fine) 1/2 …
Aug 25
ES GATHERING Oct. 1-3, 2010
THE NORTH CAROLINA ENGLISH SHEPHERD GATHERING WILL BE OCTOBER 1,2,3, 2010 HERE AT THE FARM……AHBA HERDING TRIAL WILL BE HELD THE SAME WEEKEND………….ALL INTERESTED IN AHBA LET ME KNOW SO I CAN HAVE ENOUGH STOCK. AS ALWAYS, CAMPING IS FREE, AND LES WILL COOK HIS CHICKEN AGAIN………….WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL OF YOU …
Aug 25
AHBA HERDING TRIAL Oct. 2010
Held during the ES Gathering (Oct. 1-3, 2010). Contact me for more information or feel free to print the forms below and mail. 2010 AHBA Premium Form 2010 AHBA Trial Form
