Eggs Finally!

March 14, 2015 Vanessa White 7 Comments

  We have been getting more and more small pullet eggs.  Today our pullets laid 14!  So far we have not had a problem keeping up with eating them all.  It has been awhile since we have had our own eggs and nothing compares to the taste of a fresh egg.  If we don’t have them …

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Sourdough Bread Baking

March 6, 2015 Vanessa White 0 Comments

Since not much has happened on the farm this week (not good stuff anyway…), I decided to concede to a frequent request and give a tutorial for sourdough bread.  It has been a busy week.  We have had power outages, internet outages and a dead calf.  There is always something new to be thankful for …

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Frozen Water and Stubborn Hens

February 25, 2015 Vanessa White 0 Comments

With temperatures staying between -10 and -25 WITHOUT the wind-chill, the past few weeks have been a challenge. Every day there are frozen water taps outside to thaw or buckets to fill in the house. Next we carry them out to the animals and try not to dump any on ourselves. Then we try to …

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Winter Calving (and Kidding) on Welsh Hill Farm

February 14, 2015 Vanessa White 0 Comments

Spring has started early at the farm this year, with three new baby animals already: a bull calf and two goat kids. Normally we prefer not to to calve (or kid) in the winter, but we purchased both of the mothers pregnant so it was out of our hands. Our baby bull had a bit …

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The First Year

February 5, 2015 Vanessa White 3 Comments

Our first year on the farm has passed and although we have accomplished a lot, there is still  a lot work to be done.  Our most exciting news is the launch of our new website and blog. Being buried by snow and minus 20 degree weather has put a halt on most of our outdoor …

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