Cold Wethers Coming
- Farrier1987
- Stringy Old Chicken
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Cold Wethers Coming
A wether is a castrated goat. Aword that derives from wether is bellwether. Goatherds attach a bell to the lead animal and call it a bellwether. The word now describes anyone who leads as in an election certain bellwether ridings indicate which direction the country will go.
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Farrier1987. South of Chatham on Lake Erie. Chickens, goats, horse, garden, dog, cat. Worked all over the world. Know a little bit about a lot of things. No incubator, broody hens.
- Killerbunny
- Poultry Guru - total zen level
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Re: Cold Wethers Coming
Oh my - seriously cute!
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Beltsville Small White turkeys.
Mutt chickens for eggs
RIP Stephen the BSW Tom and my coffee companion.
RIP Lucky the Very Brave Splash Wyandotte rooster.
RIP little Muppet the rescue cat.
- TomK
- Stringy Old Chicken
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Re: Cold Wethers Coming
Great photos Farrier...and an education at the same time..thank you
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If you don't plant the tree, you will never have the fruit...