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		<title>Relief in the Results (sort of): Soil &amp; Grass Metrics are In!</title>
		<link>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/12/02/relief-in-the-results-sort-of-soil-grass-metrics-are-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workingcollies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I was excited to get my soil and forage analysis results back on Monday, they were very useful and thought-provoking. I spent many hours delving into the details to divine what it all means.
First, the soil- it looks pretty good overall. I wasn’t sure if it would be a mess from a century of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colliefarm.wordpress.com&blog=3235502&post=1594&subd=colliefarm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>(Nearly) Vet-less in Seattle</title>
		<link>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/nearly-vet-less-in-seattle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workingcollies</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Livestock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sheep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterinary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I called our local large animal veterinary hospital, Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital, to inquire about doing a parasite load count on my sheep. No can do. Pilchuck no longer offers services for small ruminants. They will still work on sheep and goats brought to their clinic, but for emergencies only. Their website lists four vets who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colliefarm.wordpress.com&blog=3235502&post=1591&subd=colliefarm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Maremma: An Ancient Racing Breed</title>
		<link>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/the-maremma-an-ancient-racing-breed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workingcollies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livestock Guardian Dogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Not really. Maremmas are a centuries-old livestock guardian breed, of whom you’d expect general laziness and un-inventiveness. Really only confidence, territoriality and brawn is needed in such a dog. But Bronte is something else. Just passing her yearling birthday, she is still very silly, and creative in her daily play. 
 
When I visit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colliefarm.wordpress.com&blog=3235502&post=1587&subd=colliefarm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Princess and the Pea: The Pursuit of a PC LGD Bed</title>
		<link>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/princess-and-the-pea-the-pursuit-of-a-pc-lgd-bed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workingcollies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livestock Guardian Dogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ An update for those who may still be losing sleep at night wondering if our livestock guardian dog, Bronte, has adequate shelter or not. I had originally built her an A-frame style house. I find that usually dogs prefer a cozy, den-like space for sleeping, as opposed to spacious ones, so I made it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colliefarm.wordpress.com&blog=3235502&post=1579&subd=colliefarm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Soil and Forage Testing</title>
		<link>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/soil-and-forage-testing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workingcollies</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Livestock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livestock Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pasture Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I finally got my soil and forage samples sent off to a lab. I’ve wanted to do this for some time, but have been procrastinating! I consulted with my Farm Planner at the NRCS Snohomish Conservation District to ask what labs they currently recommend. She sent me two local lab names, and I chose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colliefarm.wordpress.com&blog=3235502&post=1574&subd=colliefarm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Michelle</media:title>
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		<title>Cu for Ewe(s)</title>
		<link>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/cu-for-ewes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workingcollies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katahdins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livestock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livestock Nutrition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ As I study the Pat Coleby mineral supplementation subject more and more, the biggest hang-up I have is over copper (Cu). I can breeze right through the advice for offering the other minerals free-choice, feeling confident in her assertion that the sheep will eat what they need and no more. And most of what’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colliefarm.wordpress.com&blog=3235502&post=1568&subd=colliefarm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Michelle</media:title>
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		<title>Grooming the Maremma Coat</title>
		<link>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/grooming-the-maremma-coat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workingcollies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Livestock Guardian Dogs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been really happy with the coat quality of our livestock guardian dog, Bronte. Maremmas are long-coated dogs that do develop some mats in their winter coat. But Bronte’s coat shed nicely in the summer, and almost all of the mats fell off on their own. She had a few along her backline and behind [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colliefarm.wordpress.com&blog=3235502&post=1556&subd=colliefarm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Michelle</media:title>
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		<title>Using Wedge-Loc Brackets for Fence Braces</title>
		<link>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/using-wedge-loc-brackets-for-fence-braces/</link>
		<comments>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/using-wedge-loc-brackets-for-fence-braces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workingcollies</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fencing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bought some Wedge-Loc brackets in the summer of 2008 with the intention of using them to brace short sections of fencing, but only got around to using them this summer. Wedge-Loc’s modest marketing materials would imply that you should never have to build an H-brace again, thanks to their invention; but I think this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colliefarm.wordpress.com&blog=3235502&post=1549&subd=colliefarm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Ducklings</title>
		<link>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/new-ducklings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workingcollies</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ducks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
The “emergency replacement batch” of ducklings hatched this weekend. Three silvers, one blue, and one black. I think three of them are purebred Magpies. I’d like to get back to having a purebred flock, so that’s good.
 
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I’ve not had good luck with my Little Giant incubator, as I’ve talked about before, and this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colliefarm.wordpress.com&blog=3235502&post=1537&subd=colliefarm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Broken Coyote Jaw</title>
		<link>http://colliefarm.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/broken-coyote-jaw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workingcollies</dc:creator>
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We boiled the skull of the coyote that Kirk shot, and were surprised to have the bottom jaw come out in three pieces. It was broken clean through, with a large, shattering injury to the lower right jaw, under and behind the last tooth. Huh, I thought, did Kirk shoot him there? I didn’t think [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=colliefarm.wordpress.com&blog=3235502&post=1534&subd=colliefarm&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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