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There is no more fitting symbol and sign that spring has arrived than the birth of livestock on the farm. New life and new beginnings. A promise of longer and warmer days. Piglets are being born, baby chickens start arriving, … Continue reading →

QUESTION: Why do bees make honey? ANSWER: Bees make honey to prepare for winter. Honey is the food bees rely on when the weather turns cold. Bees live in highly socialized communities where each bee has its own job. The … Continue reading →

Most of the time our cows would freshen and have a calf in the barn. But sometimes if the cows wandered into the woods bordering the pasture, we would have to go look for the calf. The knoll field was … Continue reading →

Science is the study of the world around you. Science explains the world we live in, how things work, how living things come to be and how things happen the way they do. Everything around us concerns science and science … Continue reading →

We talked strategy.  Bob had a plan. “Phillip, you stay here on this side, and Lawrence and I will go to around the chicken house and come in on the other side, and we’ve got Rooster trapped between us.” That … Continue reading →

We talked strategy.  Bob had a plan. “Phillip, you stay here on this side, and Lawrence and I will go to around the chicken house and come in on the other side, and we’ve got Rooster trapped between us.” That … Continue reading →

Do identical twins have the same fingerprints? A lot of people wonder about this. The answer is “No”.  Our DNA contains the instructions for making us who we are. Identical twins have DNA that is almost indistinguishable, that is, identical.  … Continue reading →

Not all roosters are created equal. Once every few years a regal bird, so much bigger and haughtier than any other rooster, came on the farm.  I was twelve years old, when one such specimen developed out of our-300 rooster … Continue reading →

QUESTION Why are some people tone deaf? ANSWER The technical term for tone deafness is amusia, and one in twenty people have it. Tone deafness is the inability to distinguish between musical notes. To clarify definitions: tone, pitch, and frequency … Continue reading →

Why doesn’t stainless steel rust? ANSWER Stainless steel contains iron, chromium, manganese, silicon, carbon and in some cases, nickel and molybdenum. The presence of those elements prevents iron oxide from forming. The common term for iron oxide (Fe2 O3) is … Continue reading →