Day: November 8, 2021

Block-A-Day 312 – The House That Scott Built

Posted by Tina | Nov 8, 2021 | Block-A-Day | 0

It’s a big log house. He dug the hole and after the basement was poured I painted tar on the outside. We raised and set the logs and beams ourselves with nothing more than a block and tackle.

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Block-A-Day 311 – The Baconer

Posted by Tina | Nov 8, 2021 | Block-A-Day | 0

While the sows are named Cookie Cutter and Allspice, the market pigs end up with names like Pork Chop and Bacon. And one odd year when Farmhand 3 was only 3 we had one named Coffeemaker.

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Block-A-Day 337 – The Fox
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Block-A-Day 336 – The Coyote
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan-Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 340:⁠
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This looks to me like the BIG gate that goes to the corral, paddock, barn, or field.⁠
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The one you open to take everybody through or let the truck and trailer through.⁠
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Where this gate is doesn't hold any small stock, only cows or horses. At my house, there is always a block at the bottom of the post where the gate closes to set the gate on so it doesn't sag.⁠
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This looks like a sturdy gate and one I would have liked to swing on when I was a girl until I got caught and scolded for "trying to make that gate sag!"⁠
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I have a tractor that looks like this block.⁠
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It is a Massey-Ferguson 35. My grandfather bought it in 1960.⁠
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It has been working on our place since then with the exception of one winter when my husband rebuilt the engine. This is a hardworking little machine.⁠
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It doesn't have power steering or power brakes and just nearly bounces the sense out of you when you have to use it. We use it to spread manure and drag fields now. I will be really sad when his time is over on the farm.⁠
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(Hopefully not any time soon.)⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

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Today I am going to tell you about my first Border Collie, Kelly the Wonder Dog.⁠
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We got Kelly when the Farmer was a boy. We were raising sheep then.⁠
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I hadn't had an inside dog since I was a girl and figured I would tolerate this new addition. I was so wrong! I fell in love with this intelligent sensitive creature.⁠
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When we started working with her and the sheep she had her own opinions about how this should go. Like all borders she was eager to please and anxious to learn. Scott would begin the basic exercises with her and she'd work very hard.⁠
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Scott would begin to get frustrated with the sheep and start to cuss at them and his tone would change. As soon as that would happen Kelly would stop in her tracks and sit down. Scott would snap at her and that would be that.⁠
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She would turn her tail and go home. Scott would be so mad, he'd follow her back to the house and carry her back to the field. They'd begin again only to repeat this performance several more times a day. She finally won. He stopped cursing at her.⁠
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On another occasion I took her out to help me move (herd) some pigs. I gave her a spot to stay to keep the pigs from going through an opening. She was clearly insulted by this request.⁠
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She did as she was told but refused to look at me. Every time I spoke to her she put her nose in the air and turned her head away. She managed the pigs but her message was clear "I am not a pig dog, I am a sheepdog!"⁠
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She wouldn't look at me for 2 days.⁠
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Boy do I miss her.⁠
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Most of us are familiar with how pretty foxes are.⁠
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We had a couple that had really beautiful coats this year. I attribute it to all the eggs it ate.⁠
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Asa would put cracked eggs out in a bucket and the fox would come and pick one up and take it home, again and again. We use electric fences to protect our hens and rarely have a problem.⁠
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Foxes behave more like cats than dogs. They are mostly nocturnal and with their slanted pupils, they can see very well in dim light. They use their whiskers to navigate, and like cats, they stalk and pounce on their prey.⁠
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A male fox is called a dog and a female is a vixen. Fox families are called a skulk or leash of foxes.⁠
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The litter size is 1-11 pups and they will live in an underground den for 7 months raising the pups. At first, only the dog will hunt. Later the Vixen will also hunt.⁠
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They prefer to be solitary when they are not raising young. If you have a fox den very close to you, you will probably know because foxes are smelly! They are also very playful, they have been known to steal golf balls from golf courses to play with them.⁠
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Foxes have 40 different sounds they make to communicate the most common one to hear is a scream-yip sound usually at night.⁠
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One night while laying in bed waiting for sleep I heard that sound for the first time and said to my husband, “What is that sound that sounds like a baby pterodactyl?”⁠
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He laughed at me and said, “How do you know what a baby pterodactyl sounds like?”⁠
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I told him I was a little-known authority on the matter and asked again if he knew what that sound was.⁠
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He then told me it was a fox. I got out of bed and looked out my window and there under the safety light next door was indeed a fox.⁠
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Howling coyotes will bring a chill late at night when you have young stock.⁠
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Coyotes are a very vocal branch of the canine family tree. Territorial, they mark their territory with urine. They mate for life and when pups are in the den both male and female care for the young.⁠
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Litter size is 4 to 7 pups arriving after a gestation period of 2 months. Although unusual, coyotes can mate with domestic dogs and wolves.⁠
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Coyotes are omnivores and excellent swimmers.⁠
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I'll bet you didn't know that coyotes are digitigrades; that means they walk on their toes.⁠
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This is what Suffolk baby lambs look like.⁠
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They are born black and their fleece is white so as it grows out they take on the traditional appearance of black face and legs with white bodies.⁠
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I loved lambing time at my house. Sheep most often have twin lambs and occasionally triplets and quads. Most ewes however can only count to 2. So, we always had a few bottle lambs.⁠
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4 times a day we'd mix up lamb milk replacer and fix bottles and feed the lambs. Nothing is as excited or grateful as a lamb. Their little tails go a mile a minute.⁠
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Newborn orphans often spent the first day or two in my house. I would put diapers on them with a hole for the tail and they were as clean as having a dog in the house. It was not unusual for me to look into the living room and find a lamb sitting on my husband's lap napping while he watched TV.⁠
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I am convinced that bottle babies played a role in the romance and ultimate marriage of my oldest son.⁠
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During their early courting days, they came to the house and it was time to feed the babies. I asked them to do it for me.⁠
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A young man cuddling and feeding baby lambs can be mighty appealing.⁠
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Here is Daisy and her lamb, Sweet Pea, coming into the fold for the night.⁠
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This block reminded me of something that happened with our sheep many years ago.⁠
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We had 22 ewes and their lambs that spring. 80% or better would have had twins so we had upwards of 35 lambs. Everyone came in from the field.⁠
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However, one mother came in with one lamb and was baa-ling her head off. As he did every night, Scott stood up on the fence and counted the lambs.⁠
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We were short one.⁠
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Our ewe was frantically going around sniffing every little lamb bottom in the corral. She usually got a shove from the other moms for her trouble.⁠
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So Scott took her with him back out in the field. She was running around in circles baa-ling for all she was worth. She had no idea where her baby had gone.⁠
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Scott started walking the field in a grid and about halfway down he heard a little baa. He couldn't see anything but he could hear her.⁠
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Finally he saw an old badger hole that was almost grown over. He got down on his hands and knees and reached down into the hole.⁠
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He felt a wooly tail!⁠
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He pulled and managed to get her pulled back out of the hole. Lambs are very curious and she must have been nosing down in there and got stuck.⁠
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As soon as she was free her mama could hear her and they both were running. The lamb hit the udder the second she could. Who knows how long she had been in the hole.⁠
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The ewe just about sniffed that lamb's butt off.⁠
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Scott got them back up with everybody else and we had a happy ending.⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan-Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 333:⁠
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There are approximately 5.25 million sheep in the United States.⁠
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Texas has the biggest share followed by California and Colorado. The cuties on this block are most likely Suffolk sheep.⁠
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When I raised sheep this is the breed I raised. They are primarily a meat breed. Some sheep are fleece breeds and still others are dual breeds.⁠
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In meat breed sheep the majority of the animal's growth and energy goes to producing meat. Their fleece is considered open and coarse. Not particularly suitable for spinning.⁠
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I felted the wool from my sheep into thick felted pads for use in boot insoles.⁠
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Fleece breeds usually have white skin and their energy and growth go into producing beautiful fleeces. Their long locks spin well but their bodies are not very meaty.⁠
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I have always liked sheep and enjoyed raising them. I like to eat lamb.⁠
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The shearing side is hard work. I liked to go to the Western Stockshow to watch the professional shearers work. That was mind-boggling to me. Needless to say, our sheep were never sheared that fast.⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan-Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 332:⁠
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Meet Cindy the guard llama.⁠
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Cindy guards the sheep on McGregger's farm.⁠
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She accomplishes this by watching over her flock and taking an alert posture at the first sign of predation. Her charges may or may not notice this first sign. She follows that with an alarm cry.⁠
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That gets everybody's attention. She will then run toward the predator (usually canine, wild, or domestic) and will kick at it and put herself between the predator and her flock. She will be very aggressive.⁠
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This non-lethal form of protection has been very successful on the farms that employ these furry sentries. In fact, most reports indicate 100% improvement in losses.⁠
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Llamas were bred in South America for their size and stamina, and used for pack animals, for riding, and for fiber.⁠
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Domestication began over 5000 years ago. Llamas as guard animals are used mostly in the western United States. South Americans think we are crazy.⁠
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This little barn reminds me of the first barn my husband and I built.⁠
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At the time my bedroom wasn't finished and I admit to a little jealousy when the barn was finished better than the bedroom. We had just started raising sheep with a very small flock of ewes and a ram. Oh, we were excited.⁠
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We had the most spoiled sheep that first year. It makes me smile to think of us and those ewes.⁠
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When it came time for our "girls" to have their lambs we would sit for hours with them in a lawn chair being supportive during their labor and watching the lambs until they managed to nurse. What anxious nights those were.⁠
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But I learned so much those days with the sheep.⁠
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It's still a nice little barn that now houses brooders for the chicks.⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan-Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 330:⁠
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I am writing this on Thanksgiving Day.⁠
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I thought what could be more appropriate than a big harvest basket. So Imagine this basket full of all your favorite fresh veggies.⁠
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Then add in all the people you love and are thankful for.⁠
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I'm sure it will be a very full basket indeed.⁠
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Goats can be a wonderful addition to a farm. Baby goats are one of the cutest and most entertaining species in the barnyard.⁠
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A few milk goats can provide enough milk for a family and it's tasty. They are usually good natured and easier to milk than a cow.⁠
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I had milk goats when my oldest son was little because he tolerated goats milk better than cows milk.⁠
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A wether goat (castrated male) can be a good pet. They can learn to pull a small cart and my father always had a wether goat with his stud horses. Something about that relationship makes the stud calmer and easier to manage.⁠
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They are forages not grazers. They won't mow your lawn but are much better at weed and brush control.⁠
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The biggest challenge to raising goats is that they are the most difficult 4 legged animals to contain in a fence. My nanny goat could clear a 5 ft fence from a standing start.⁠
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If I had to fence goats again I might try a fence with some juice.⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan-Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 328:⁠
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Straw or hay? What's the difference?⁠
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Hay is grown as a feed for sheep, cattle, horses, goats, yaks, and chickens like it too.⁠
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Straw is a by-product of a grain crop, usually wheat.⁠
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Hay is greener in the bale and straw looks yellow/gold.⁠
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I think this looks like straw. Bales of straw are so useful.⁠
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First thing you think of on the farm is animal bedding, and it's definitely good for that. But, straw has a lot of uses, especially in the garden. It's much better for mulching your flower beds for winter and summer because it doesn't have the seeds hay has in it.⁠
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It will help protect your perennials in winter and keep down weeds in the summer. You can use bales of it to make the walls of a cold frame or a compost bin.⁠
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Already have a compost bin? Put it in the compost!⁠
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Straw attracts earthworms and they are composting champions.⁠
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Fabric Nook December 2021 Newsletter And Gift Guid

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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan-Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 327:⁠
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Watching ducks on a pond is relaxing and very entertaining.⁠
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There is a reason many parks have duck ponds with benches around them. It's fun to watch the ducks flip down with their tails and little webbed feet waving in the air.⁠
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I love to see a mama duck lead their little crew around the pond. When my children were small I had a few additional children that spent their days with me.⁠
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We had to go grocery shopping once a week. I would line everybody up and tell them they were baby ducks and I was a mama duck. It worked.⁠
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They softly quacked around the store and we weren't a train wreck.⁠
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I'm hoping I didn't waddle quite as much as the real mama duck!⁠
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When most people think "duck" they envision a duck that looks sort of like this. I'm going to call this duck a Silver Appleyard duck. They are a nice dual breed duck, producing tender meat and plentiful eggs.⁠
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I know this duck is supposed to look like he's stretching up and spreading his wings, but I think he looks like SUPER duck.⁠
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So here's to you, Clark Kent of the duck world.⁠
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Not sure if this fellow struts around the barnyard solving problems or touting his super-ness, but he's sure a funny little delusional duck.⁠
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When most people think "duck" they envision a duck that looks sort of like this. I'm going to call this duck a Silver Appleyard duck. They are a nice dual breed duck, producing tender meat and plentiful eggs.⁠
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Here are 8 reasons to keep ducks:⁠
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1. Pest control. Ducks love bugs and grubs. They don't scratch the dirt like chickens do so they don't tear everything up and they will just nose the first inch of dirt around and eat anything that moves. ⁠
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2. Egg production. Gram for gram duck eggs are more nutritious than chicken eggs. If you happen to make homemade noodles or do much baking, duck eggs may be for you.⁠
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3. Temperament. Ducks are even tempered. Usually safer around young children than chickens. They are the easiest thing on feet to herd.⁠
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4. Meat production. Duck is a delicious meat. It's worth your while to learn to cook it.⁠
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5. Garden clean up. Finished harvesting a plot or a greenhouse? Turn the ducks in. They will eat pests, roots and leftovers.⁠
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6. Lawn maintenance. Ducks will eat grass but more importantly they will eat weeds in preference to it. So dandelions are eaten before the grass.⁠
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7. They aren't going to eat their own eggs or each other.⁠
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8. They are Hardy creatures.⁠
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A mule is a cross between a donkey and a horse.⁠
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The most common cross is between a male donkey (jackass) and a female horse (mare). This produces a male or female mule. A cross between a stud horse and a donkey mare is called a hinny.⁠
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Mules can not reproduce because they have an uneven number of chromosomes. So all mules are a hybrid of a donkey and a horse. Even though they can not reproduce it is common practice to geld (castrate) the male mules to make them easier to manage.⁠
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The mule generally has a more independent nature than other equines. However, they have superior stamina and strength. While many people enjoy riding their mules, they are thought most useful in the pack animal department.⁠
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Many hunters. prospectors, and trail riders use mules to help carry provisions. Mules have been used in this way since 1040 BC.⁠
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George Washington was the first mule breeder in the United States and used 58 mules to work the land at Mount Vernon. He felt the mule was to be the backbone of agriculture in the new country.⁠
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The amazing horse.⁠
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This is a lovely silhouette of a horse. I think everyone can appreciate the beauty and majesty of the horse, but only someone who has had a relationship with a horse can understand how smart, loyal, and generous they are.⁠
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Horses can detect a calm happy face on a human or an angry face. Their heart rates rise when they see angry faces. When a bond is made between a human and his/her horse it's much like the bond of a really good dog.⁠
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Both will virtually die for you. I was raised on an Arabian horse ranch. It is with sadness that I have never had a relationship with a horse.⁠
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I was dreadfully allergic when I was a girl and the drugs we have now we didn't have then so it wasn't meant to be. However, I have some fun facts for you about horses:⁠
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Please see the blog post (link in bio) to learn all 11 facts about horses! ⁠
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Giddy-up!⁠
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I post block-a-day information from my blog (where

I post block-a-day information from my blog (where I post a new block every day) to my Instagram. For more information on That Town And Country Quilt and Susan-Claire please visit my blog at https://tinasfabricnook.com/blog/ Here is block number 322:⁠
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This horse has a nice arrangement in his barn.⁠
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A much-loved member of the family, Buck has carried his mistress since she rode him in barrel racing events when he was a young gelding.⁠
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A gelding is a castrated male horse. Once after a vet had been to our place to castrate a couple of colts, I asked my father why the vet had been there. He replied, "Well, Sis, those young studs just had their minds changed for them." (that was his way of telling me they'd been castrated.)⁠
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Buck was always a good-tempered horse and his mistress used him for pleasure riding for many years. She took him on trail rides, one year they even did the high lonesome trail.⁠
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In his declining years now he is loved and pampered and gives gentle rides to his mistress's very young daughters. their tiny legs hardly reaching across his broad back as they tell him, "Good boy, go faster."⁠
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Buck stays at the same pace no matter what they say, always looking to his mistress for clues. If she clucks her tongue at him he will pick up the pace and the little ones will squeal.⁠
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Couldn't ask for a more faithful or loyal friend.⁠
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