Barnyard

My Chicken Pooped on a Reporter

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See me and three of my kids on the local news.   And watch me wipe poo off a suit.  Hurray!

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Goat Poisoning Emergency

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  In the three years that I’ve had the goats, I’ve never had to take them to a vet for shots or anything.  But, yesterday my husband texted me Sylvie foaming at the mouth and looks like hell.  I called my trusty goat advisor and she said it was likely bloat, which will kill a [...]

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Calling All Beekeepers

Barnyard

Earlier this month, I called on all chicken keepers to share their experiences and thoughts about keeping chickens.  The responses were so good, I wanted to do it again–this time with you beekeepers. I’ve got a couple of questions for you in this post.  Feel free to poke your head in with any beekeeping-related observation.  [...]

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“Organic” Eggs

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I can’t say the following surprises me, but it does disappoint. Check out this video report on YouTube, and then take a look at this “Scorecard.” How does your egg supplier fare?

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Feeding the Bees

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When checking inside my horizontal top bar hive the other day I found this, an empty comb.  Not sure what was going on, I showed the comb to my neighbor, an experienced beekeeper.  In his opinion, this showed that the bees seemed to be chowing down on their own honey, and that they probably could [...]

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