Coyote Ridge Farms's Blog – December 2011 Archive (2)

We're On Baby Pig-Watch

Curly Sue is one of our purebred American Guinea Hogs that is pregnant. She was due to farrow yesterday (Dec. 21). As you can see in the photo, her underline is developing. As of this morning, we could not express any milk, nor is her mammary area warm to the touch. This leads us to believe she may be more than a day out from giving birth. But really, who knows? She's…

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Added by Coyote Ridge Farms on December 23, 2011 at 3:29pm — 5 Comments

No Snow For Christmas... yet

What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, those of us who call west-central Minnesota home had 3 ft of snow on the ground already. This year we have none. When we do get snow, it’s only a dusting and the above normal temps, quickly melt it.

Our area has a 90% chance of “enjoying” a brown Christmas. A white Christmas is defined [by our local TV weather guys] as having at least ½” of snow on the ground (often referred to as snow-pack). If you view our webcam…

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Added by Coyote Ridge Farms on December 22, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments