Naw, not a ranch, we just have delusions of grandeur.
It's a microfarm in Lebanon, Oregon.
Slice of heaven.
Cougars, coyotes, deer, turkeys.
PIgs of the edible variety. Cats.
Welcome
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax–
Of cabbages–and kings–
And why the sea is boiling hot–
And whether pigs have wings."
–Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There (1872)
News
Three new piglets!
Of the five guinea hogs that arrived here on Memorial Day, there was one female, she came with the name Momma, and though she’d recently farrowed, they expected her to go into heat soon. But when she arrived, they noticed she was already pregnant. I had no idea when she’d farrow, but I noticed a…
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My farm fairy
I was sending off this photo to a friend when I noticed the luminous blue dot in the photo. My friend informed me that’s a farm fairy. Hey, I could use one of those. Or maybe the fairy is looking after the critters, not me. Orwell’s allegorical novel originally had a subtitle – Animal Farm:…
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A dip in the pool on a hot day
These pigs love their swimming pool on a hot afternoon, but they’re not limited to our concept of a pool. Their water troughs serve the same purpose. I crack up every time I see the part in the video where I say “Havin’ a good time?” and the pigs look at each other quizzically.
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American Guinea Hogs arrive on the scene
Memorial Day seems like the perfect day to get 5 American Guinea Hogs. This breed is listed as endangered on some sites, but the American Guinea Hog Association states that they’re available in nearly every state now. I’ve read the story that Thomas Jefferson had them, but they were thought to be extinct for a…
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The guard donkeys are here!
Who know that it could be so hard to find a ranch fencing contractor who had time to fence a few acres? I started working on this project eight months ago. But just a few days ago the fencing project was finished by the incomparable Ron Chappell from Statewide Fence Company and his sidekicks Oliver…
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