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Fat Sharon
So... some plans just never fall in place correctly. Fat Sharon apparently, is really just fat. We thought she was carrying triplets,...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20226 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20225 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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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,...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20227 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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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....
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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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,...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20225 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20221 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20225 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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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....
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20224 min read
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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...
Kristin Ramey
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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