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Ducks In The Snow December 2009

sara | December 21, 2009

Well for the past few days with snow on the ground the ducks have been ground in their hut. I didn’t want them to come out of their hut onto the snow if it was going to damage their feet or legs. I wouldn’t fancy running about on snow in my bare feet so couldn’t [...]

Snow December 2009

sara | December 20, 2009

Over the past 4 days it has been snowing on and off in our region and for the past 3 days we have had a covering of snow on the ground.
This was the farmhouse and the lane to and from the village this morning.
So how has the snow affected the livestock on our farm? Well [...]

Tamworth Cross Pigs Enjoying The Snow

sara | February 14, 2009

I have been wondering what pigs think of the snow as my guinea fowl do not like snow, but my hens and ducks don’t mind it and my Saddleback pigs are indoors at the moment.
Anyway the other day I mentioned this on my daily farm update and one of my reader’s Martin, kindly informed me [...]

Snow Stops Play, Poultry Play!

sara | February 12, 2009

Late this morning it started to snow and the snow began to settle pretty quickly. My poultry were out free ranging and I knew that my guinea fowl would not like snow and would eventually fly up into the trees to roost so that they didn’t have to walk in thick snow. So I dashed out to [...]