Maple Grove Farm, Jackson Creek, NC
Jan 22
Well it is very late, and I am ready for tomorrow. We have about 12 people coming to our work shop. It is all very exciting! The ducks are separated and ready , I will sort the sheep in the morning. Everything is ready at the pens. I hope the sun will shine and the …
Jan 21
Today we cut wood on the mountain (in a wind row) where there used to live a big forest that was over 200 years old. This forest was cut down for the money . It is such a heart break and sorrow to me that it is gone now. Do not misunderstand I am no …
Jan 20
The weather was great! We used a 10 x 10 lot to test in. The two ducks were mixed Indian Runner and Mallard. The ground flat and grassy with leaves. Les brought the puppies in one at a time. The first puppy a tri male sat down looked around and then stood up excited like …
Jan 18
Tomorrow we will test on the ducks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This will show me instinct only. I will be looking for interest in the ducks, natural ability to move the ducks, and prey drive. Also how they react in a totally new setting. I have a small pen fixed 8 feet by 8 feet. I bring 3 ducks …
Jan 16
First can anyone tell me where time goes? I cannot believe my puppies are 5 weeks old today!!! It seems to me they were just born and I have thought a time or two that I could see them growing before my eyes!!! And they are so very precious! Sweet ,sweet puppies! Playing, jumping, running …
Jan 16
In September of this year Les and I purchased seven 6 month old Katahdin ewes for our farm. At the same time we purchased 10 large mixed breed ducks and our friend Jeff gave us a Muscovy Duck sitting on 19 eggs. We brought all of them home in our stock trailer the same day …
Jan 06
I was just thinking about all the folks I have met through English Shepherds and Horses. It amazes quite frankly that I am meeting and making so many friends this way through the Internet. And to think 10 years ago I could not turn a computer on let alone email folk, have a web site, …
Jan 04
YES! The teeth are through. As sharp as they are it does not matter if there are 1 or 20. Abilene said she was happy they had started eating good! She is the BEST MOTHER!! She stays close and does not want to leave for any length of time. YET, course the teeth will likely …
Jan 01
The puppies arrived on December 12th, 2010. Abilene’s water broke at 12:45PM and the first puppy was born at 1:19PM and it was a tri colored male! She delivered a total of 6 puppies by 5:54 PM then at 11:00 PM she had one more and then at 11:12PM the last puppy was born ! …
Dec 14
Thursday, as I headed into town, about two miles from my farm I came upon 3 goats and their Great Pyrenees guardian dog in the middle of the highway! A neighbor’s teen age son was standing beside the road with his cell phone. I stopped and he said are these your goats and dog. Oh …
