<< More Shop Talk >> Does the trigger spring back to the idle position? Is the chain sharp? There was a time when such work meant grabbing the chainsaw, a fuel can and “the tool” and heading for the job site.
Some children leave presents of carrots or apples for Sinterklaas' horse, maybe your kids would like to do that, too. Sing and listen to Christmas carols. These are just a few suggestions.
Dirty-blue membranes are a symptom of an uncommon disease of sheep, cattle and goats called bluetongue. Then multiply by four. Pull the animal's tail aside and insert the business end of a lubricated digital thermometer about 2 inches into an adult sheep,...
Mom and Dad used to rescue horses, bring them back to health and adopt them out to new homes. It takes more feed to keep a slim, rangy horse in good condition and obese horses with hard, lumpy fat deposits along the crests of their necks often have metabolic...
Craft homemade garland. Bring the scent of Christmas to your home. Last week, we talked about a few new holiday traditions you may not observe on your farm. Or plan a cookie party for a few of your friends.
Mom and Dad took Meegosh in the house. Every two hours Mom and Dad fed Hutch with a stomach tube (you can learn how to do it here ) They did that for four whole days! Three days after Hutch was born, Mom came home with another newborn kid and she showed...
If you live in, or are traveling to, Australia, Cloudehill Gardens are open to the public 7-days a week.This article is dedicated in memory of my dad, Theordore A. He travels extensively throughout the country capturing images of gardens, old barns and...
I planted one out this spring and the sapling on the right is one of the 6 in that pot and is now 1.65 metres tall on 1st January 2008. Remove any flowers or buds. I have personally used it to germinate about 15 different species with consistently good...
Burly golden and black bumblebees buzzed the butterfly bush. Our farm flora includes pretty wildflowers like trillium and wild rose, edible herbs such as stinging nettle and dandelion, bird-luring thimbleberries and red huckleberries, towering Douglas...
You do need a stop watch or a regular watch with a second hand for checking heart rate, respiration and rumen movements. If you thought your livestock friend was sick, would you know how to assess his vital signs?
Don't overdo it and get sick—your animals need you! << More Mondays with Martok >> It's hot! Uzzi and I lie in the shade and watch our Mom and Dad do the chores; some days she looks pretty frazzled.
What does secondary edible veggie plants mean and is it an idea that can be useful to you? So what vegetable leaves are edible? They taste like celery but a bit more delicate; the flavor is muted somewhat.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...
Although the ovary wall is edible, its texture is a bit thick and dry. These cells give the pear its unique, grainy texture. Surrounding the numerous seeds is the ovary wall. Pears, like apples, are members of the rose family, Rosaceae.
I elevate the bottle with my right hand only enough to avoid the lamb sucking air. Last week and the week before , I talked about some of the things Uzzi and I learned about raising bottle-baby lambs and kids .
It is a depiction of the, a shrub that grows into a dense thicket with tomato sized hips.First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy chose Franciscan Desert Rose for use in the White House and is on display in the Smithsonian as one of the largest selling patterns...
Http://www.editionsrohart.fr/Page%20Jacqueline%20Devin.htm A previous article introduced the typical garrigue environment and plants as well as a water-color artist worth to meet. Today we will go for a second stroll in the same area and see what else...
The Thanksgiving parades are over and the football has begun. In between the two, you reduced that proud bird to a pile of rubble, didn't you? Then add in the leftover meat, herbs and lemon/lime juice, season and heat thoroughly but gently.
Then she's less likely to be scared and run away. Flies alighting on us elicits a strong response, especially by does on the milking stand—just ask Mom. Some of us climb better than others.
Like most grains, the seeds have to be threshed to remove the hulls. This forms a dense clump. Stems resemble straws and have nodes closer together at the base and farther apart from each other toward the top.
In fact, we might be related! It depends on which doe has a cute, red boy. One bowl is for water; the other is for chopped hay. If you get two, they'll grow up buds like Uzzi and me! A good way to find a bottle baby is to call or visit shepherds and goat...
The long, often strap-shaped ray flower petal is called a ligule. The pistil passes through a ring of five fused stamens, which are the male reproductive organs. The florets display three petals fused into an upper lip and two recurving lower petals,...
Like his predecessors, the new Billy's pay includes a daily ration of Guinness stout and two cigarettes, which he eats. There are miniature versions of all these breeds except Nigerian Dwarfs; they're registered with another organization, the Miniature...
Parks kept sheep for lawn cutting services, too. By 1643, there were 1,000 sheep in Massachusetts Bay Colony alone. Queen Isabella of Spain financed the voyages of Christopher Columbus and Hernando Cortez with money derived from the Spanish wool industry.
The word is from Latin and refers to the shape that looks like a pestle.Ovary is where the ovules develop into seeds when fertilized. The ovules are inside the ovary. The petals form a ring called the corolla.
I caught Tica up and moved her to the next pen, then whisked the adorable ducklings into a hay bucket and transferred them into their new “nest.” As inevitably happens whenever I move moms and ducklings, Tica became frantic.
Either way is perfectly okay. Mom grasped his legs and gently pulled in an arc down toward Shebaa's hocks (not straight back!) with each contraction. His mom gives a last big push and out he comes.
