Farm dogs Max and Copper Sue both turned 18 months old (Max on Oct. 10th and Copper Aug. 1st). I think that makes them either officially or unofficially full grown! Dad thinks Max will continue to grow though. Copper weighed in at about 80 lbs at her annual vet visit, and Max at 107! Max went home with instructions that he needed to lose some weight, so we’ve cut back on his … [Read more...]
Fun on the Farm
We tried something a little different on the farm this summer! We put guinea hen eggs in the incubator, which is nothing new, but once we hatched 7 of the little keets, we put them in with some chickens who wanted to be Mamas! Those three Mamas are now raising the guinea keets! Being able to do this doesn’t always work out; we’ve only been able to have a chicken mama … [Read more...]
Farm News – Late Spring 2023
Farm dog Max, our Pyrador, gave us quite a scare recently! He spent a night at the emergency vet, where he was sent by our own vet’s office. Our vet had just gone out of town, and they have no overnight coverage, so thankfully the local emergency hospital could take him. His official diagnosis was gastroenteritis. He was lethargic and vomiting, and we were on watch (because of … [Read more...]
Farm Dog Duty
Can you see what I am watching? My first birthday was on April 10th! Some very nice Twitter friends of ours (Luna, Zip, Zoe & Mom) made this graphic for me: Happy (almost) Wordless Wednesday! Love, Max … [Read more...]
Winter Lingers on the Farm
A relatively mild January and early February had many of us dreaming of an early Spring in New England. We had a couple of short spells of frigid weather, but each only lasted a day or two. We were looking at bare ground by mid-February. Some of us, myself included, even began to believe our wish for an early spring might come true! Lifelong New Englanders should know better. … [Read more...]
Recent Comments