With the new perimeter fence up, Phil started the cows rotating again. Not a bit too soon: as we opened the gate for them to move, we noticed that they all had winter dysentery: diarrhea. It is good for them to have room to roam. The calves cavorted around their new paddock, running neck and neck, with tails up, like little racehorses. Adorable.
They had a little bit of grazing available, but mostly they will eat the hay bale rolled on the ground.
With a light drizzle falling, Phil spent the afternoon sharpening a few chains on his chainsaw. He watched several online movies about proper chainsaw maintenance. He realized he had been running the chain too tightly to the bar. And he learned that he was supposed to sharpen the teeth after every three tanks of gas. He needs to sharpen it more often.
The boys and I have continued to read every spare moment, and that is quite pleasant.
Monday, January 9, 2012
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www.calvin.edu/january/2012/salatin.htm -==- speaker from Polyface Farm in Shenandoah Valley, VA
ReplyDeleteNice! Phil went to his two-day conference, and I actually preceded him as a speaker at a fundraiser last February. We love that celebrity farmer!
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