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As winter approaches each year, we work hard to prepare the farm property for the cold, dark, snowy days ahead.  Weekends and nights are spent clearing brush, /storing all irrigation infrastructure, and doing the last digging/hauling/siftng before soil freezes solid.  At this point the barnyard, trails and the sanctuary next door are ready.  All farm equipment is freshly oiled and filled with winter-ready fluids. We purchased a snow blade attachment for the Terex front loader since we ’re responsible for snow removal on our 1/2 mile of local roads.  The Terex snow blower attachment is ready for paddock clearing and removing snow from those areas that a plow cannot reach.Winter is a hard time for animals and we ’re readying for new arrivals.  All three pigs (Hazel, Tofu, and Lunchbox) are now living together in harmony and we ’re preparing for a potential fourth pig, Penny, who’ll we’ll visit this weekend.  She ’s a Yorkshire with a rough history and she’s underweight for her age (about 40 pounds at one year old). We ’ve been reluctant to take on Yorkshires because they can grow to 600 pounds.  What does a 600 pound pig do? Anything it wants to!We ’ll also be meeting two groups of goats this weekend.  In December, three horses will arrive at the sanctuary - Amber, a 20 year old female Arabian; Sweetie, a 20 year old female Welsh Pony; and Pippin, a 30 year old male Welsh Pony. We ’re...
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