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Memorial Day Weekend

Feeding Time

Memorial Day weekend corresponds with our wedding anniversary; so we’re usually off somewhere celebrating.  In the past, we’ve traveled exotic places, seen spectacular scenery, and attended great events.  But this year we decided to stay put; and since we rarely enjoy a Memorial Day weekend at home, some photographs seemed appropriate.

The cats, Sugar and Spice, are the ones I miss first when we travel, but I also worry about them least – they’re pretty self-sufficient.  They’re sisters from the same litter, although you’d never know it by looking at them. 

 

 

One reason for staying put this year was to get some ongoing projects done.  One of these was installing an automatic chicken-coop opener.  With it installed, the chicken coop hatch automatically opens when the sun [...]

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June 1st, 2011 | Leave a comment

Hay vs. Straw

Straw

I just never paid much attention – what’s straw versus hay?  It seems I need to know this to keep goats: 

Straw  

First of all, straw is the leftover stalk of plants, like wheat or oats, which have had the seeds removed.  Because the seed part of the plant is removed, it lacks nutritional value and is typically used as bedding.  Even as bedding, the goats seem to think that any grains the harvester missed are good for munching.      

Hay  

Hay is comprised primarily of grasses which still have the seed or grain attached at the time of harvest, and is used as feed.  However, [...]

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July 21st, 2010 | One comment so far
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