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Oh little bunny tails. I am in LOVE with you. I ju

Oh little bunny tails. I am in LOVE with you. I just want to dance around and throw your seeds all over the farm with reckless abandon. Signed, weirdo flower lady.

283 days. That’s the average gestational length

283 days. That’s the average gestational length for a cow. ⁣
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June has approximately 90 more days to keep this bun in the oven. She turned out to be such a great Momma and really relaxed around us, which makes us both so happy. She and her daughter Emmylou still stand side by side like this and it kills me every time. ⁣
I am SO excited to see if her next baby has that signature white mark on its head. What’s your guess for June’s calf - boy or girl?⁣

#caturdays are for frolicking in the fresh fallen

#caturdays are for frolicking in the fresh fallen snow. I’ve never seen cats that enjoy the snow like these three - must have something to do with their Wisconsin upbringing. Hope you get to do some frolicking of your own on this beautiful Winter Saturday!

I never knew Daffodils could look like this until

I never knew Daffodils could look like this until I started growing flowers. I always thought they looked like the bright yellow ones in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Now if only I could get these to turn into edible teacups...

Look at this haul! Right before this photo was tak

Look at this haul! Right before this photo was taken, Anthony was FUH-REAKING OUT at the number of eggs we had. And that’s when we decided to set up our egg route. ⁣
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We have not seen this many eggs in weeks, and today the number of eggs was at its absolute lowest. ⁣
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Our friend and neighbor Betty - AKA The Chicken Lady - stopped by to take a look in the coop today. It was so sweet when she first walked in the building, she said “Oh listen to them chatting, they sound happy.” That made ME so dang happy, as you can imagine. ⁣
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I love when Betty the Chicken Lady comes over - I always learn so much. I can reference one of 10 books that we have, read magazines or Google what I’m trying to figure out, but there is nothing like hands-on advice from someone who has been doing it for years. It is priceless. ⁣
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After all of our research and talking with Betty we are going to try leaving the lights on a bit longer, on a timer. Just for a few hours and to see what happens with the egg production. We don’t want to stress them out, we want their bodies to do what they are supposed to do, and we aren’t running an egg sweatshop. But we both feel that it’s okay to try this and see how it goes. ⁣
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Now - my fellow chicken owners - what’s your opinion on lighting the coop? Do you supplement or just let nature take its course?

Tonight I am grateful for snow. ⁣ ⁣ I am grate

Tonight I am grateful for snow. ⁣
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I am grateful for heat and the fact that I have a roof over my head. It is terribly windy and cold outside right now and it makes me think about how good I’ve got it. ⁣
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I am grateful for healthy animals that have nice, warm shelters to live in. ⁣
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I am grateful for a husband that cooks for me. Otherwise I would be eating things heated up in the microwave on the regular. ⁣
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And I am grateful for hydrants that work, so that I don’t have to carry 5 gallon buckets full of water back and forth to the animals. ⁣
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What are you grateful for on this beautiful and/or treacherous Winter night? ⁣

Guys, you won’t even believe this, but my chicke

Guys, you won’t even believe this, but my chickens made their own snow cones the other day. ⁣
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I KNOW!!! Who knew they were so talented and resourceful? ⁣
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These ladies never cease to amaze me. First they dabble in snow treats - what will they conquer next? Building a snowman out in the run? ⁣
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Now THAT is something worth seeing. And I know you’re all with me when I say LET•IT•SNOW
Let’s see what other hidden ⁣
snow-related-talents these girls are ready to show off. ⁣
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I’ll try anything to get you guys on board with my “more snow” requests. Is it working? ⁣
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⁣We are wrapping up our seed orders this week. I

⁣We are wrapping up our seed orders this week. It is SO difficult to reign it in and only order what we need, because once I get those dazzling seed catalogs in front of me on a day like today, I go a little nuts. ⁣
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Here’s how it goes: Anthony and I sit down together and talk about what we liked / didn’t like. He says he wants to scale back a little bit and I say NO! Let’s try more. And then we come to a compromise. ⁣
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And then I sneak in one or two that I think we should try. That’s our business plan in a nutshell. ⁣
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Right now I’m looking for the weird stuff, the wild stuff and things to grow that are kind of funky. What’s the weirdest thing that you like to grow? ⁣
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#flowerfarmer #luckybreakflowers #annuals #localflowerslastlonger #shoplocalwi #farmersmarketflowers #wisconsingrower #elkhornwi #americangrownflowers #wisconsinflowers #flowerfarm #flowersfromthefarm #cutflowers #instaflowers #slowflowers #flowerinspiration #fieldtovase #farmher #localflowers #flowerseveryday #flowermagic #flowersofinstagram #flowerheaven⁣
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