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Blind Hog and Acorn

Come visit the farm with Blind Hog and Acorn and hear stories about life on the farm, livestock, cooking, gardening and living in the Ozarks. In the middle of freakin" nowhere...

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33:38

Season 5, Episode #11~ Win Some, Lose Some...

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2024/03/17

Chevy Tracker is running again! Acorn for the mechanic win!Goats being born (17) and two doelings died- one by black vulture attack, the other probably butted hard when it got confused and went to the wrong nanny. Trying to graft Peanut (the runty triplet) onto the nanny whose kid was killed by the vulture. Wish that was going smoother.Goslings hatching- so far three more hatch dates ahead- March 18th, April 5 th and April14th. 18 eggs incubating as we speak... The adult geese have yet to go

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32:58

Season 5, Episode #10~ Miracle Max

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2024/03/10

"See that little doeling? She's not dead, she's just mostly dead" as Miracle Max would say...And so kidding begins... Triplets, twins, twins, and an eight pound miracle single.Second batch of goose eggs in the incubator, cold snap moving in tonight.Blind Hog has been splitting firewood, Acorn playing the midwife. All and all, a tiring week on the farm!

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33:07

Season 5, Episode #9~Scrap Metal Dozens of Dollars...

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2024/03/03

After the purge came the big payout... 686 lbs of scrap metal to the recycler, all for $76... Like selling a truckload of black walnuts to the hulling station... Actually, walnuts bring a few more pennies per pound...Workshop cleared, hay set out, goats sorted-tagged-vaxxed, fuel filter replaced on the Tracker. Now Acorn has to see about changing the distributor. Fun fun... Then to the Big City for more recycling, errands, Blind Hog's annual echo test and more errands...Cold weather plants

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36:06

Season 5, Episode #8~ The Great Purge

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2024/02/25

Acorn is going to town cleaning the workshop; or as Frank calls, it our "plunder room..." Like Texas has pirates? Plunder? Arrrrrrrrrr!A good week of work on the farm overall. Bookkeeping done, doctor appts all good, farm animals doing well and Blind Hog is bringing home nice dead oak logs from our next door neighbor. Cutting ands splitting all those will keep him busy!Bees have been checked and moved, a bit. Both hives survived the winter and the farmers did not feed them.Received the

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33:08

Season 5, Episode #7~ Snow to 70's and Back to the...

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2024/02/18

Holy temperature rollercoaster, Batman! Super Bowl, then snow, then 70's, and tomorrow will be in the teens...Geese are laying, eggs picked up and in the incubator. Cold weather seeds are started- LED growlights turning everything pink.Goats have hay, so happy we are not kidding this early.New washer/dryer pair are the bomb, even if they DON'T have steam features! Ha! Acorn made macaroni- like, you know... Macaroni is so expensive- Pffffffff!

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33:44

Season 5, Episode #6~ Roofing and Appliance Funs

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2024/02/11

Acorn got the first major section of the roof re-screwed, Blind Hog cut a downed tree that had been bugging him. After several hours of researching, Acorn found a washer dryer pair that fit the bill for the farm- no fru fru cycles, no wifi enabling... Just the facts, ma'am... LG 3400... The washer has run its first test load of clean towels, no leaks noted. Now the dryer is being tested... VOILA! Even better, it was on sale when ordered and then 5 days later, dropped in price! Electric

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29:42

Season 5, Episode 5~ Up on the Roooooooof...

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2024/02/04

Much accomplished! 1,000 screws replaced in the roof of the house, 2,000 more should do it. These have been ordered.House repairs, farm chores, goats got worked. Temps hit 70!!!Nice moon the other day, getting about time to start some seeds...

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32:46

Season5, Episode #4~ Ice Cometh and Leaveth...

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2024/01/28

The farm got iced; Acorn fell on her ass, the Subaru slipped and Blind Hog was reeled in like a big old tuna. Happily, the icing only lasted 48 hrs which was LONG enough!Power never flickered and next week the farm will see actual sunshine and temps pushing 60F.Acorn went to a hen party... Yes, goat people are all nutty. Also, Google Lens is the perfect tool... See the results from a Mystery Object on the website.

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26:36

Season 5, Episode #3~ Playoffs and Single Digits...

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2024/01/21

Winter embraces us, and between chores, throwing wood in the stove, and keeping the livestock happy, Acorn has been able to manage to sit down and watch some football. Blind Hog will get some chocolate pie later today, named after Bruce the NannyDog. Blind Hog just went to the dentist, so might as well enjoy some pie...23F as we speak- just soooooo nippy!

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27:53

Season 5, Episode #2~ Cold Snap

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2024/01/14

Right frosty on the farm and it will only get colder... Highs in the single digits??!! What is this? Buffalo, NY?? Good news is that we will have a couple days above freezing later next wee, then by 10 days it will be in the 40's again.Unfortunately, the much used yard hydrant froze. Acorn thinks she knows how that happened. A hot box of beehive boxes has been made around it to thaw the pipe as well as its drain field.Animals are all fine, Sam got to stay inside last night and will do so

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31:44

Season 5, Episode 1~ Happy New Year!

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2024/01/07

Blind Hog and Acorn rang in the New Year as usual- snug in bed hours before midnight...The farm is all set for the upcoming "snow event." Will see how much actually accumulates. Goats are all set, geese peened into their pairs, and the two Irish Dexters are just hanging out.Acorn is feeling so. much. better post-op. Sweats are about gone and the thought of putting on a sweater is no longer repulsive! Pressure on the neck is now just the result of swelling from surgery, but that has

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27:58

Season 4, Episode #51~ End of the Year

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2023/12/31

The Farmers had a lovely Christmas with the kiddos, and Acorn had even more fun with thyroid surgery!Fear not, all is well and Blind Hog and Acorn look forward to Season 5 of the podcast and more farming adventures.Sammers got his own squirrel, which he loves.

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26:29

Season 4, Episode #50~ Christmas Eve!

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2023/12/24

Weird warm weather continues, more farm chores completed! Blind Hog and Acorn sold the last of the doelings, yay for that. Had a flat tire on the trailer, after the goats were loaded, but Acorn can change tires as fast as anyone.New lights installed outside the pigbarn, more goose pen adjustments made. Bucks removed from the nannies- their work is done.Lots of yummy goodies for Christmas Eve dinner- will the cream puff/mincemeat patisserie cream/ice cream sandwiches be a new classic? We

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19:30

Season 4,Episode 49~ Be Nice or Be Tasty...

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2023/12/17

The aggressive gander, Mr Meany, has been chosen for Christmas dinner. In fact, processing, chilling and roasting is already completed! Thanks to friend Meg for her recipes and I even have 2 gallons of delicious stock!The week started with a birthday trip (The Badger's) to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Had a great afternoon.Will be a warmer than usual holiday, getting a wee bit of rain... If you call "heavy mist" rain...

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30:08

Season 4, Episode #48~Halycon Days Ending Soon...

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2023/12/10

The December mini-summer" has come and gone. Highs in the 60's with freezing mornings right around the corner. Was nice while it lasted!Blind Hog now has the "sinus crud" and both he and Acorn are leaving a trail of tissues... Well, Acorn prefers bandanas over tissues.. NeilMed squeezy bottle sinus rinsers have save the day. Costco special. Muy bueno!Little goats have been worked over, looking good. Garden has been mulched, more tulips planted. Acorn tried out the

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22:06

Season 4, Episode #47~ Acorn has a Cold...

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2023/12/03

Ugh... Acorn is not hitting on all 8 cylinders and the podcast was thusly abbreviated. Blind Hog and Acorn still put in a bit of time doing fun projects, like the dog portrait commission from Ol' Frank.Next week should be better, fingers crossed...

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30:10

Season 4, Episode #46~ Post Thanksgiving Thanks

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2023/11/26

Lovely Thanksgiving at the kiddos in Springfield, and Acorn did manage to get in a little cooking. Black Friday shopping amounted to going to Tractor Supply for a 5 gallon bucket of hydraulic fluid for the Mahindra...Besides football, cooking, eating, and working on a painting- has been a nice quiet at the farm. Blind Hog and Acorn will try to have something more exciting to discuss next week!

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34:47

Season 4, Episode #45~ ALL the Farm Chores!

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2023/11/19

Goats barns are cleaned! Goose pens revamped! All the busy work chores getting done at last and have to say, the weather has been most cooperative.Blind Hog's visit to the eye doctor allowed Acorn to listen in on local conversation. Talk about face palm... Oy!The farmers got a new tv- just in time for Monday Night's Super Bowl rematch.Kiddos are hosting Thanksgiving dinner. Will be a great time.Until next week!

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32:39

Season 4, Episode #44~ Shocking Good Weather...

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2023/11/12

Acorn is back from a 3 nighter in Texas, fun fun! Back home to the farm in time for Blind Hog's birthday! Huzzah!!! All the partying!Just a few odds and ends to tend to on the farm- miscellaneous things to get done here and there but nothing drastic.Acorn is planning for an improved winter exercise program which necessitated the need for a 43" tv to hang in front of the treadmill. Will that be a big enough carrot on a stick to get the farmers exercising?Besides setting record lows and

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33:02

Season 4, Episode #43~ Freeeeeze

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2023/11/05

Is 15F cold enough? How about 14F? Hard freeze came through but the next several days will warm up and be more seasonal. Broke record lows though, after the summer of record heat.Blind Hog and Acorn had an interesting week. Acorn has been cooking and baking- has to do this before she takes off for a weekend in Houston. Sammers and Blind Hog will manage just fine.

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