Sharkey and I were outside the other day, when she suddenly realized that Sasa, the horse, was no longer wearing his warm winter coat.  That caused her to go into a silly tirade about how we are no longer wearing our fashionable cold weather wardrobe and she was actually lamenting that fact!  Honestly, Sharkey can …

In the past two weeks we Daily Waggers have gotten some great first aid tips from expert Denise Fleck (Part 1, Part 2)! In today’s final visit with Denise, we will learn some of the basic guidelines for companion animal CPR. Please note that this advice is in no way a substitute for …

Franny and I were in our blog studio, editing some recent photos, when I got up to stretch and look outside.  I was very interested to notice that after we entered the studio, something had made some changes to the door stoop outside.  This is a farm, after all, and there are critters galore!
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On Martha’s blog today, she explains how we got a new delivery of baby chicks.  They were brought to the farm by Traci Torres, of My Pet Chicken.  Traci’s business provides everything you need to keep backyard chickens, including baby chicks, chicken coops, accessories, and books.  Along with the adorable little chicks, Traci also brought …

There seemed like a lot of action at the stables the other day, so Francesca, Sharkey, and I went to check it out.  Linda, the farrier, was there and it’s always great to see her.  Betsy was also getting ready to take Ramon out for a ride.  And it seemed that Ramon had a few …

We, Frenchies, decided to wander out into the woods for a little adventure.  There is always so much to see in the spring and we wanted to explore a bit out of our usual bounds.  Just footsteps into the wooded area, there are rushing brooks and all sorts of new vegetation to behold.  And you …

I’m glad to hear you DW’ers found last week’s Pet First Aid Part I to be so valuable! As promised, instructor Denise Fleck is back this week offering more life-saving tips for what to do if your pet is choking. According to Denise, “The Best 911 for Your Choking Dog is YOU!”
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You probably know from reading this blog that the Frenchies, especially Sharkey, like to bark at the donkeys, Clive, Rufus, and Billie.  Where the donkeys just laugh and let the idle threat roll away, other members of the farm menagerie take matters more seriously.  For example, the two Black Welsh Mountain sheep don’t know what …

On yesterday’s blog, we Frenchies, showed you how the chickens at the farm get fed wonderful kitchen scraps from the MSLO test kitchen and the TV kitchen.  Arshad drove them up from the city and helped us get the scraps to the chicken coop.  You may recall that there were several …

When you keep chickens, it’s important to feed them well so that they will lay the best eggs possible.  We have about 200 chickens at the farm and that means a lot of food!  Fortunately, Martha has the perfect situation.  Each week, she takes huge bowls off their beautiful eggs into the test kitchen at …