Category Archives: Farm Facts
Favorite Farm Supply Sites
Hamby Dairy Supply (for milking and cheese-making supplies, all things dairy cow)
Hoegger Supply (for milking and cheese-making, all things goat)
Stanpac (for glass jars and caps)
Meyer Hatchery (for baby chicks and chicken supplies)
Murray McMurray Hatchery (for baby chicks and chicken supplies) Continue reading
Farm Sitting
The act of taking care of a farm while the actual owners of the farm are away.
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Straw vs. Hay
Before I lived on a farm and needed to know the difference Continue reading
Hog Classification
Piglet- A baby pig; A suckling pig of either gender.
Gilt- A young female pig, immature female. Continue reading
Cow Labeling
Heifer- a female calf or a female that has not yet had a calf.
Cow- a female that has had a calf, or numerous calves.
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