tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26200611025126145922024-03-14T13:05:23.273+02:00Firefly FarmFollow our South African adventures as we travel our path in hope for a more sustainable future, trying to live off the land as much as possible and just live a simpler and greener lifestyle!Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952333627109648617noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620061102512614592.post-82523009110652212372017-03-22T22:19:00.000+02:002017-03-22T22:28:45.668+02:00Banango Kefir Smoothie<br />
You know when you running out of time in the morning, getting the kids fed and dressed for school and you know you just need to eat something before shooting out for the day or to get something good into the kids before they off to school and you are worrying about harmful bacteria and viruses going around. This is the perfect Smoothie to shoot and go. Its supper easy and quick to do. Most importantly, the kids lovvvvvveeeee it.<br />
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1 Ripe banana (the riper the sweeter)<br />
1/2 a big mango<br />
500ml of ready to drink Kefir<br />
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Put all the ingredients in a blender and zap it.<br />
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Pour into glasses and its ready to drink! This recipe should give you 2 x 300ml glasses. I usually give half a glass to the kids (4 &6) as a full glass is to much for them.<br />
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I freeze my bananas when they getting a little ripe, it then makes the smoothie nice and cold and it prevents them from going all mushy.<br />
This recipe is made simpler if you take your grains out and store the kefir milk in a jug in the fridge.<br />
I add the chunks of mango in this photo, for visual aspects. ;)<br />
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You can also add a pinch of cinnamon and/or turmeric for the great health benefits..<br />
Experiment and have fun. Please let me know how it has come out or what else you did to make it taste even more delicious!<br />
Good Luck and Enjoy!Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952333627109648617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620061102512614592.post-35573604678583622372017-03-19T16:15:00.000+02:002017-03-19T16:54:16.216+02:00How to make Milk KefirKefir is really simple to make once you have your routine set.<br>
If you do not have Kefir grains you can always purchase them online or find a friend who has. Once you have them, they keep growing and you can then seperate them to make more batches. Its always a good idea to have separate jars incase one of them die, then you have a back up.<br>
Just a few things you must not do with your Kefir Grains.<br>
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Place your Kefir Grains in a glass jar, pour the amount of milk you would like to drink. Eg if it is your first try with milk Kefir, put in half a cup, as your stomach adjust add more milk in every time.<br>
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Leave your Milk Kefir out in a cool place for 24 hours (depending on your climate), if you live in a extremely hot place like I do (35-45'C), I leave my kefir in the fridge with the lid loosely on, as it carbonates, for 1-2 days. If I feel like it is going too slow (like in winter) I leave it out on the counter.<br>
Putting it in the fridge will only slow down the fermentation.<br>
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You can taste the kefir as it ferments to see what stage you perfer.<br>
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I normally remove it from the fridge when it has started to seperate slightly. You can see in the picture above it has started to seperate.<br>
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I pour the Kefir through a sieve into a plastic bowl, I use a plastic spoon or spatula to move it around until all the kefir milk has gone into the bowl, leaving the grains in the sieve.<br>
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I wash out the fermenting jar and pop the kefir grains back into the jar, top up with milk and place back into the fridge or leave it on the counter, depending on the weather and when I would like another serving.<br>
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The Milk Kefir I drink straight or I make a smoothie for the whole family. I also store it in the fridge in a clean jar for a day or so, as seen in the picture below. It makes it easier to use when making a smoothie or wanting a little glass to shoot down.<br>
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If you are going away, store you kefir in the back of your fridge filled with milk. When you return you can give the milk kefir to your dogs or pigs (they love it), if it doesn't taste too bad you can always make cottage cheese, I will post how to make kefir cottage cheese soon.<br>
If you want a break of milk kefir you can always store it in the fridge with a little milk and every 2 or 3 days top it up with alittle more milk, to feed the grains.<br>
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If you feel like your grains are not fermenting and are not growing, you can put them into some Cream, which will give them a boost and hopefully revitalize them.<br>
You could also give them a wash with bottled water and start again with fresh milk.<br>
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If you are getting an abundance of Kefir grains and have no one to give them to, you can always feed them to your chickens, dogs or pigs, they love them and are extremely beneficial.<br>
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Smoothies<br>
Water kefir<br>
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To receive eggs is so rewarding and the best thing is you hardly need to do anything to get such a fantastic food.</div>
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I have always said that a hen could be anyone's pets, they don't need much attention as in patting and stroking, but they do like to hang around you and be in your company. They roam around the garden scratching up insects and chomping on bits of grass and herbs and YES they do like to rummage through your lovely prepared garden beds, that you just planted all your lovely new seedlings in, (my preventative to that is put thorn branches in the beds, until my plants are old enough to fend for themselves). They come when you call, they can be trained to do tricks. To top it off, their poop is perfect for compost. Full of rich Nitrogen. All you got to do is make sure they have feed, water and a sheltered spot, and depending how generous you feeling a little titbit here and there. Who would not want a chicken. I even had an indoor chicken, she lived inside with us, and use to follow me every where I went. </div>
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I do a number of things, so that my eggs (and of course chickens) are strong and happy. </div>
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Marigolds, I have tons of them and didn't know what to do with them (other than thinking they brighten up my vegetable garden and scare off insects) until I read <a href="http://www.fresh-eggs-daily.com/2013/09/marigolds-for-orange-egg-yolks-and.html" target="_blank">Fresh Eggs Daily</a> and what she does with her Marigolds. She had said that, dried marigolds fed to your chickens will make their yolk beautifully yellow and placed in there laying pen will help deter insects. They also aid in blood vessel growth and skin tissue repair, as well as being an anti-inflammatory. </div>
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For me this was a lovely way to get the kids involved in helping/playing with the chickens and helping me pick tons of Marigolds. Which also gives the Marigolds a chance to carry on growing and not get yanked out.</div>
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I have always doubt that my broilers would actually contribute to the egg collection. But I suppose after continually hearing her fellow mates yak yak about laying their eggs, she just thought she had to join in. </div>
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I caught her laying this egg! I have notice a few times the broilers going into the laying pen to lay an egg. So I say bravo Snow and White, and thank you for your contribution.</div>
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For more reading on Marigolds and chickens visit <a href="http://www.fresh-eggs-daily.com/2013/09/marigolds-for-orange-egg-yolks-and.html" target="_blank">Fresh Eggs Daily</a></div>
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Chickpea is part of the legume family, its one of the earliest cultivated legumes that is high in protein. they found a 7500 year old remains in the Middle East.</div>
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Chickpeas are low in fat and most of this is polyunsaturated. Its a source of zinc, folate and protein. If you make 100 Grams of mature, boiled Chickpea it will contain 164 calories, 2.6gr of fat (of which only 0.27gr is saturated), 7.6gr of dietary fibre and 8.9gr of protein.</div>
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You can grow chickpeas very easily, I just put some seeds in the ground in a sunny patch and in 12 days I had little Chickpeas poking their heads out the ground. We have pretty hot weather so I watered a little more regularly in well drained, fertile soil. In 90 - 100 days you will have 1 inch long pods, each with 2 beans inside. Harvest once the pods have dried on plant.</div>
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~ 250gr Chickpea</div>
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~ Boil Chickpeas in water until soft, add some salt.</div>
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Delicious with fresh bread or toast, side dish, biscuit or as a dip.</div>
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<br />Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952333627109648617noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620061102512614592.post-48573418457763173442013-11-05T21:02:00.000+02:002013-11-05T21:02:46.865+02:00Tyre Horse BucketI'm not sure about you, but I am always having a problem with my feed buckets. Max, one of my horses, loves to play with his bucket, he will pick it up and throw them around, step in them and hoof them. So, after going through loads of different shape and size buckets, I had put his feed bucket in a tyre during feed times to stop him from kicking the buckets, but still that did not work. I needed some tough as wheels, flexible and heavy duty bucket. What better than the actual tyre he was kicking!<br />
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Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952333627109648617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620061102512614592.post-39984968386542666852013-10-26T19:56:00.000+02:002013-10-26T19:56:21.858+02:00Squishy Goo In A BagSquishy goo is awesome for those parents who don't like mess. This is a perfect activity for toddlers to feel a different texture and to squish, squeeze, smash and poke to their hearts content. Best of all, we (the folks) don't have to worry about squishy slimy goo going into our beautiful carpet or into the corners of our couch. It's also very effective for toddlers who don't like to touch slimy gooey stuff or getting their hands dirty.<br />
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~ Mix cornstarch, Sugar and cold sugar in a small size pot and stir.</div>
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Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952333627109648617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620061102512614592.post-28509790195543294052013-10-21T08:00:00.000+02:002013-10-23T12:47:52.571+02:00Advantages Of FodderI always like to know if I'm on the right track when it comes to feeding my animals, I'm always researching new ideas for feeds and ways to be able to grow and harvest my own.<br />
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I grow Barley Sprouts/fodder, but you can grow oats or wheat-grass. Barley is the more popular for feeding livestock.<br />
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The advantageous of feeding Fodder to animals is amazing. Its becoming more and more popular now. Its really not too time consuming either, but once you got your watering on a timer, it will really be a little you will need to do.<br />
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<b><u>Some Advantages to Feeding Fodder to Horses:</u></b><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"> Properties known to reduce the incidence of ulcers, inflammatory laminitis, tie-up, compaction & colic</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Reduce recovery time after hard work</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Exceptional growth rates in yearlings</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Stimulates appetite, especially during conditions of heat stress</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Fed daily, maintains a horse’s well being by aiding the digestive process and supplying protein and high levels of cool energy. This allows a horse in work to maintain the bulk essential for an extended campaign</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Improvement in general appearance and coat condition</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">High in digestible fiber, which is digested into volatile fatty acids & is readily absorbed into the bloodstream as a source of energy</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Sprouts contain higher concentrations of the freely availably minerals important for animal nutrition, compared to grain prior to sprouting</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Helps replace essential fluids lost in work and increases hydration, especially in regions where heat causes excessive loss of fluids from sweating</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Provide essential amino acids and vitamins which encourages early breeding (D Cuddeford. PhD Royal School of Veterinary Studies)</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Improved behaviour</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;">Higher milk production in lactating mares</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Improvements in coat condition</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Improved weight gain</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Improved muscle condition</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Improved lactation rates</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Improvements in milk quality</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Improved fertility rates</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Reduction in cull rates</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Reduced mortality rates</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Improved hoof quality and strength</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Improved gut function</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Improved behaviour and temperament</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">High quality meat and better texture</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; line-height: 20px;">Enhanced egg taste</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; line-height: 20px;">Reduced sticky droppings</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; line-height: 20px;">Higher quality meat with better texture</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; line-height: 20px;">Improved health and energy levels</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; line-height: 20px;">They just love it, especially if they are kept in.</span></li>
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Lawriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952333627109648617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620061102512614592.post-87183359845202149222013-10-17T22:30:00.000+02:002013-10-18T10:29:20.616+02:00The Start Of The SproutsI decided to started doing barley fodder for my animals, so that I could minimize on my feed cost, also as a top up, fresh and natural winter feed and the fact that its such a quick turn over process, from start to end it takes 8 days, is brilliant.<br />
Especially for those who battle with grazing in the winter and have to bring in hay. This system can be a low cost and a dependable source of feed that is a nutritional supplementation for all grazing animals. You can supply a great source of nutrition to a wide range of animals (horses, pigs, chickens, goats, sheep, cows, rabbits, Alpaca)<br />
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This is my adventure and experiences on growing my own fodder.<br />
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First of all I <u>soak</u> the barley seeds in water and a tablespoon of Jik (helps prevent bacteria and mould growing) <u>overnight</u>.<br />
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I then <u>transfer</u> them into a <u>tray</u> which has holes along the one side.<br />
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I water them no less than<u> 3 times a day,</u> (I plan on putting a irrigation system in with a timer at a later stage)</div>
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In <u>7-9 days</u> you will have sprouted barley<u> ready</u> for feeding.</div>
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Your root should be white and smell pleasant, there should be no fluffy white stuff, maggots, blue-green marks or black fungi on the barley. If so <b>do not</b> feed it to your animals. </div>
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The green grass should be healthy looking and you should get a good mat of<u> white roots.</u></div>
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You should get 500gr of dry barley seeds to 5kg of barley sprouts. Give or take!<br />
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I feed my animals a half and half mixture of grain and barley fodder. Just as a supplement and a substitute.<br />
It took one to two feeds for my horses to think that the barley fodder was delicious. They would always eat it last, now I see them grabbing chunks of barley as I give them their feed.<br />
My pigs thought it was Christmas, there was no persuading them. They just climbed in.<br />
The chickens love it, they come running from the other side of their run to come scratch and peck at the delicious green mat.</div>
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I have started to grow a little patch of barley in my vegetable garden, in hope to harvest the seeds and to sprout them for my livestock. If its a success then I will plant more barley at a larger scale.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><strong>Green leaves = live enzymes</strong> - All grazing animals rely on bacteria and enzymes in the gut to aid digestion. The horse for example is designed to extract up to 30% of its nutrition from the ceacum (hind gut), and with dead feeds they aren’t getting the beneficial enzymes and microbes that fresh fodder can provide. Feeding fresh green fodder will mean your horse will get the maximum from it’s feed, and none of it is wasted.<br /><strong>Amino Acid proteins</strong> - The sprouting grain converts its existing protein into Amino Acid proteins in the green leaves. These are the best form of protein as they are building blocks for larger proteins. They are used for building muscle tissue, and provide your horse with slow release energy. These are the factors that improve condition, work rates and recovery rates.<br /><strong>Essential fatty acids</strong> - Barley fodder is packed with essential fatty acids omega 3 and omega 6. Studies have shown that a good supply of these compounds helps relieve arthritis, asthma, eczema, inflammation after exercise and ulcerative colitis, whilst also improving recovery rates, immune system, hormone balance, bone density and efficiency of oxygen transfer from red blood cells to tissues.<br /><strong>Hydration</strong> - When taken from the system the feed is wet and the biscuit itself contains up to 80% moisture. Amongst other things this provides excellent hydration, which helps to flush toxins from the system improving recovery rates and blood flow.<br />Sprouts can have an alkalising effect on the body and help to neutralise acidic waste, helping to develop a stronger immune system and quicker healing. Horses assimilate and use nutrition and oxygen more effectively when their rumen and cells have an alkaline balance.<br />Chlorophyll is excellent for blood cleansing and renewal, as well as helping to detoxify the body. It has a regenerative effect on the lungs, glands, vascular system and lymphatic system.<br />Fresh fodder biscuits provide a simulated grazing process for your horse, which is much more suited to their digestive system than several bulk feeds of concentrated nutrition per day.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><strong style="line-height: 18.1875px;">Vitamin A</strong><br /><span style="line-height: 1.25em;">~ Excellent for disease resistance</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.25em;">~ Skin & coat condition</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.25em;">~ Nervous system function</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 1.25em;">~ Oxygen utilisation</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.25em;">~ Possible role with Selenium preventing muscle tie-up syndrome</span><br /><span style="line-height: 1.25em;">~ Nervous system function</span></span></div>
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Eisbein is a Pork knuckle that's covered in a thick layer of fat, it's a very tender meat with a aromatic flavour. Originally a German dish served with sauerkraut. You can also serve it with beetroot and mash potatoe, or/and salad.</div>
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<b><u>This Post links to:</u></b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.ducksnarow.com/2013/09/wonderful-wednesday-blog-hop-38.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ducks 'n a row</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://fabulous-farmliving.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fabulous Farm Living</a></span></div>
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I put their food down and they both proceeded to gollop it down, I poked my head into their hut, as usual, and all snuggled up under some hay, were 4 tiny piglets! 4 adorable males. I quickly called my kids and hubby, who were just as eager to see them!</div>
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My kids were so excited and couldn't wait to come and touch them. I was very impressed at, how Maggie didn't mind us close by to her babies.<br />
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Wilbur has been keeping his distance! Sleeping outside the hut and not inside with Maggie, where he usually slept.</div>
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My toddlers all-time favourites on hot days is a tub of cold water and bubbles, they are entertained for ages. I throw in some plastic bowls and plastic cups and away they go.</div>
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My Swiss Chard is coming together very nicely, can't wait to harvest and make delicious creamy spinach, yum-yum.</div>
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My Barley is growing pretty quickly, it should take about 55 days to harvest. This little patch, was an experiment to see how Barley will grow where we are based. If I get a healthy crop I'm hoping on ploughing up another bigger patch for a big harvest.</div>
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Yummy cabbage! Last year I made sauerkraut, and can you believe it, I got the recipe wrong, I mean how hard is it to get the recipe wrong for sauerkraut. If you have ever made sauerkraut it's pretty simple and only 2 ingredients, salt and cabbage and lots of time! Well I added too much salt. Anyway not to worry, I'm out on a mission to make the best sauerkraut around. Sauerkraut and Pork Eisbein, it's delicious! Defiantly one of my favourites! Sauerkraut was introduced to me by my father-in-law who is a German descendant and is very fond of it. I can't wait to harvest this cabbage and start persevering. </div>
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My Amadumbe (the large leaf plant on the left). The only way I can describe Amadumbe is, as a potato like plant which when boiled is absolutely delicious dipped in a touch of salt. When the leaves start to turn yellow I will harvest which is in about 8 to 10 months from planting. I'm looking forward to trying out some different ways of eating them. Grilling, baking, boiling and frying.</div>
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Delicious Garlic chives, I pop these flowers in a salad, they give a lovely garlic flavour and chop the leaves up and add them in the kids food as well as ours. </div>
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In Winter it's the best time for me to collect compost, as it's colder so we make more fires, I generally have a lot more hay, and the horse poo (which is my main ingredient) is available. In Summer we are in competition for the horse poo with the dung beetles, which are fascinating little creatures. It's a beetle that makes a ball out of dung (animal poo) and use it as food or for a brooding chamber. Some will make round balls and roll them away to bury them under the ground, or they will bury them right under the dung itself or they live and eat in the dung. So we don't really collect horse poo for compost in Summer, we let our fellow dung grabbers get there first!</div>
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Maggie is getting soo big, she looks really uncomfortable, I'm sure those piglets are going to be out in no time.</div>
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Now I've never had pigs, never mind, a soon to be mom with piglets. So I've been doing loads of research and trying to find out what I need to do and how I should prepare, should I be getting my surgical gloves and a bowl of warm water with loads of towels on stand by ;) So after spending much time quizzing friends and hubby who have had pigs, the conclusion is, that they pretty much have everything under control, so I can take a bit of a back seat for this one, but me being me, I really can't, I have to fiddle!<br />
So every evening when I'm giving them there brush or scratch I check Maggie for milk, as they say that when the sow is leaking milk, she will be in labour in the next 12 hours or so.<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This activity is loads of fun and keeps your toddler entertained for a good hour or so. Mixing, covering and dusting. This can be either a indoor or outdoor activity, if you choose to be indoors, make sure you stay away from any carpet. </span><br />
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When you go in to the pen, they come snorting and oinking wanting something, as you start to scratch them, they almost go into a trace and topple over, they just love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Maggie is pregnant, "we going to have babies! Yay!!". 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He was on his way home, and the pigs where quite far from us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So there we were, racing around the farm trying to make a pig pen fit for pigs. Because as we all know, Pigs are escape artist!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When the pigs arrived we made a make shift, off-loading ramp and scuttled them off, with a push and tug down the ramp. 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Our Zulu chickens are beautifully coloured, but are very nervy chickens. They dont let you get close enough for a touch. They give us eggs, but not as much as we would prefer, as they are all over 2 years, when there production level gradually lowers. So if we get a egg a week, we are happy. </div>
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Below is Speckles, one of our oldest hens, she is defiantly the bees knees in the flock, and is not shy to let any other hen know who's the boss with a firm peck. </div>
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We bought 4 broilers, that where really big and ready for eating. When we released the broilers into the coop, they could hardly walk, they literally bee lined it for the food, walking with a wiggle and wobble, they lay down right next to the tray and ate the entire day, we couldn't believe it. "Oh man, we-going-to -have-buy-a-lot-more-food". They couldn't climb up the ramp on there own so every evening we would have to pick them up and gently placed them into the coop. Now, having to remember to put the broilers into the coop every evening amongst many other chores needed around the farm, was becoming very taxing. So after alot of thought we decided to fill our freezers, we started with two, which where delicious and huge! Oh my word!</div>
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Drinking out of the water can!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOiFzfSpYHzmhXknTFMRurRXHR0kMJ4fAYhtd4igaDbCTrzKsqgG3GaQFEEBqH3G8kYTTSMtYa0Qmu0ilfNw0bZSdzg_U6FLNJQo0Fu9mfqFxZHkPp0SZ8Y4pyq-RswYlKpAz02F1wZQ/s640/blogger-image-39969443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOiFzfSpYHzmhXknTFMRurRXHR0kMJ4fAYhtd4igaDbCTrzKsqgG3GaQFEEBqH3G8kYTTSMtYa0Qmu0ilfNw0bZSdzg_U6FLNJQo0Fu9mfqFxZHkPp0SZ8Y4pyq-RswYlKpAz02F1wZQ/s640/blogger-image-39969443.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They are so friendly, as we come into the run, the layers race to follow us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My 1 year old daughter has really taken to them.</div><br></div><div>
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