Category Archives: Critters
Out to pasture
After the torrential December rains (that the majority of us missed because we were on holiday), we’ve been having some fabulous weather. Chilly clear nights give way to foggy mornings, but once the fog clears the sun warms the entire … Continue reading
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Tagged goat, grass farming, pasture, sheep
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The turkey has landed
White Oak Farm’s newest addition is a yearling Bourbon Red tom. We picked him up today and he did manage to turn a few heads in town when he gobbled from the back of our pickup truck. The instant he … Continue reading
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Tagged bourbon red, breeding, narragansett, royal palm, turkey
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Springing
The entire farm thinks it’s Spring this morning. There is an army of robins outside, turning over wet leaves in search of insects. With the warmth over the past few days, first we heard a solitary frog croaking away in … Continue reading
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Tagged chickens, farm, flock, free range, grass-fed, pasture
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Good eggs are hard to find
Winter is a rest period for the entire farm, including our flock of chickens. White Oak currently has around 22 chickens, after losing one to a fox in mid-December. Winter brings on a rest period for the hens as well, … Continue reading
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Back to work
The White Oak crew got back to work yesterday, braving ceaseless fog and chilly temperatures to add a gate onto the new wood storage and clean up perennial beds that border the vegetable plots. It wasn’t a hard day of … Continue reading
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