The Joy of Duck Eggs!
My ducks do NOT have a predictable laying season. My chickens function like clockwork - they kick into high gear in mid-March, grow their...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 4 min
Farm 2.0
I hadn't realized the depth of some recent happenings until I started looking at numbers. The losses of Goliath and Marcia were bigger...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 4 min
The Struggle is Real
I have a confession to make. I never wanted to start a farm. I wanted to start a dog rescue. I remember when we first saw the land that...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 4 min
More goodbyes
This week, we are taking 6 sheep in for processing. This is what we do, it's not huge news. However, there are a few tough goodbyes in...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 4 min
Goliath is Gone
I hate writing these posts. I hate saying goodbye. Today we lost a friend. With the most beautiful eyes, our Goliath. Let's go back to...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 6 min
Willow
I've been hesitating to post this until I had answers. Today I got them. We have only sent an animal to CSU for Necropsy 3 times. One was...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 5 min
Plans for 2019
So in case you are new to the site, or didn't hear.... things are turned on end for us. The house fire will leave our lives in an ongoing...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
2018 Wrap Up
It's been an interesting year. I don't want to dredge up the negatives, but let's see if I can find out what we did accomplish in 2018 to...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 4 min
Our New Trim Chute
So the farm has been wearing us down. We originally wanted no big equipment on the farm. We never wanted to take out any loans to run it,...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 7 min
That Whole GMO Thing
I can't make everyone happy. It's frustrating. Unfortunately, I'm stupid enough to try sometimes. Sometimes I do draw the line. We...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
We're supposed to be HIBERNATING
My favorite time of year is when we finish turkey processing, and relatively shut down the farm for a while. It's true, we always have...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
Turkey Harvest is Coming Soon
I had a much different frame of mind this time last year. Yes, this is still our last big push until we get to hibernate for the winter....
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 5 min
In the Blink of an Eye
That's how fast everything can change. That's how fast your spreadsheets all go to hell. That's how fast all your planning, preparing,...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
When the Farm Flips
It's that time of the year when everything starts to flip on its head. We are bearing down for the last haul until Thanksgiving. Once we...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
Duck Eggs
Aaah! The joy of ducks! It's such a rollercoaster. I struggle to find customers to sell duck eggs to, especially as they are laying in...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 5 min
Too Hard to Talk About
We've had a rough year. Some simple mistakes, bad luck, and bad decisions have paved the way for some serious losses on the farm. But...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
The Last Steer
We've have had a spotty history with raising beef. It was 2010 when we adopted Marlow, our very first steer. He was like a giant great...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 4 min
The Trouble with Triplets
We don't do triples very often around here, but sometimes it happens. Shirley, one of our original sheep really ruined us on triples....
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
The Trouble With Ducks
OK, I firmly learned my lesson here. Ducks are a pain. In many ways (I still love them though!). Last year, we had a batch of ducks that...
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Kristin Ramey
- Jan 27, 2022
- 4 min
What to Do with a Whole Chicken
Just as an FYI, since we fall under the USDA small farm exemption for poultry processing, we are not required by law to have our chicken...
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