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| babs |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 03:35:37 AM
Good grief, time is just slippin away on us all. The season turned so fast here.
I meant to introduce myself earlier and say hello, but you know how it is on a real farm.
There's always critters to feed, pens to clean, fences to mend, babies to chase, fences to mend again after somethin tears em up, the work is just never done. I feel guilty if I sit here too long, and because my business is online, I feel guilty when I can't.
Anyway... I'm Babs and together with my husband and 2 daughters we work, play, and school on a small farm in central MN. We raise ducks, chickens, pigeons, and goats. I have a fabulous Australian Shepherd puppy dog named Lilly bud. She lives to round up the goats and is always chasing off hawks that like to circle my chicken yard. I can usually grow a stores worth and then some of tomatoes but had rotten luck this year with rot. I grow lots of flowers and herbs, and I make salves, bath teas, candles and laundry soap.
My business website is at www.countryegg.com. I'm a little swamped right now with everything I'm adding and truth be told a little stressed trying to get the farm tied up before winter. It would sure be great if family and friends all got together to help each other out like they did when we were kids. Now it seems everyone is so competitive and no one really cares about anyone else. I really like the encouragement and positive support offered here. I sure wish that would carry over into RL.
Babs
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| MamaHumbird |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 8:20:33 PM
Babs, I love your website. How interesting, all the different types of eggs. I am not sure if I understood correctly, but it looks like you look for farms to take chicks that have been hatched as school projects. That is how we got our chickens. A local woman takes all the chicks hatched in the spring from 4-H groups in the city that have nothing to do with them once they hatch. She then tries to find them homes. My kids love our girls and take good care of them. We have tried turkeys and peacocks with not much luck. Would love to try again, I am anxious to here more about your business and the right way to raise them. I am definately interested in anything that gets the ticks out of our yard!
Holly |
| daffodil dreamer |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 7:57:18 PM
Welcome to the group, Babs!
Look forward to chatting round the place.
Best wishes,
Jayne |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 5:32:09 PM
glad to have you join us when you find the time gurlfren. if we could just figure out a way where we didn't have to waste time 'sleeping'!! xo, frannie
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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| Buttercup |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 4:05:28 PM
Babs,
Welcome!! I am so glad you have joined us! It sounds like you will have so much to share! This is the greatest place ever and I hope you enjoy it even half as much as I have! I look forward to getting to know you better as I see you around.
Hugz,
Talitha
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 3:29:53 PM
Welcome farmgirl Babs- great to have you and I look forward to hearing more about your farm as winter nears.
Peace |
| flowerchild |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 3:18:57 PM
Hi Babs- Welcome to the forum, glad to have you here! =) |
| blueroses |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 3:00:39 PM
Hi Babs,
Welcome. You sure do a lot! Will check out your website.
Debbie
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| BarefootGoatGirl |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 10:28:43 AM
Welcome, Babs. I checked out your website and it looks great. The emu eggs sound very exciting! We've had little luck with the incubater, but we have a sweet little hen who loves to raise biddies for us. It sounds like you are very busy and have an interesting business.
Trina
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Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. Proverbs 27:23 |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 10:16:38 AM
I am so glad you found us Babs! YOu are going to fit right in here. Your place sounds terrific! I am sure you will love it here..these gals are terrific!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| bybiddie |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 09:26:24 AM
Welcome Babs! You have found a place of support, wisdom and comfort here. These farmgirls are the greatest in the world! Be sure to take the time to self-nurture...
xxx susan
Lovin' my life |
| ~Tracey~ |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 09:01:34 AM
Welcome Babs!!
Sounds like a great life and place you have going up there in MN!!
We have bees, bunnies and babies(5 of various ages) around here but hoping to include berries in that B group soon!!
Tracey,
mama to Callum 13, Katie 8, Wil 5.5, Benjamin almost 3 and Andrew 6 months!! |
| nouveau_farmchick |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 07:00:36 AM
Welcome Babs!
I know what you mean about feeling guilty, but we do need to replanish our souls once in awhile! We raise about 200 lbs. of certified organic salad greens a week, have dairy goats, Irish Dexter cows, Haflinger and Welsh ponies, geese, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, peacocks, and three children at home. Plus all of their pets, and my husband's folks down the road that we are taking care of, as they are in their 90's.
But the busy life is wonderful, we just plan for the unexpected as it always happens on a farm.
So glad that you are taking the time to join in!
Pennie
God bless Farmers |
| BlueApple |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 06:51:40 AM
Welcome, Welcome! Wow, you are busy! I loved hearing all that you do. What kind of goats do you have? I'll check out your website today!
Julia
BlueApple Farm |
| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 06:21:15 AM
welcome to the group Babs.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
| sunshine |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 06:17:51 AM
Welcome to the group. I hope you are able to get every thing before winter. If you have questions there are lots of people here who know lots about farms. I am not one of them I know lots about hand made goods. But I would be happy to answer any questions I know how.
Welcome again will enjoy getting to know you
sunshine
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
my web store www.sunshines.etsy.com my other web store http://vintagethreads.etsy.com/
my blog http://sunshinescreations.blogspot.com/ my google page http://sunshine.harbaugh.googlepages.com/home |
| Kelly43 |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 04:38:04 AM
Welcome Babs!! Your house sounds like my house minus the online business and substitute sheep for goats. I agree with everything you said. I have found that here is where I find that old feeling of belonging and help. Just knowing that these gals would come help if they could helps me get through it. Just know that you are giving your daughters that background and it will help them emensily (sp) in their lives. Glad to have you aboard, will have to check out that web site.
Kel |
| katie-ell |
Posted - Sep 26 2006 : 03:56:35 AM
Hi Babs! Welcome aboard. What a busy gal you are! I checked out your website -- wow. Lots of eggs!! Do you sell your soaps and salves as well?
I remember family all gathering on one farm to help out with the threshing. It was fun for us kids, especially! And great tables of food for the noon dinner meal. And I'm sure lots of help for the farm family. I do wish we still had that today, as well. Hope the encouragement you get here will help on the bumpy days.
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