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Mordor I Love You

December 7, 2022January 19, 2023 dalarnafarm

It’s a bit scary the things that become “normal” when owning a highly articulate and intelligent parrot. For example, just now I was working late

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Fowl Guinea Fowl

And Then There Were Two…

May 10, 2021May 13, 2021 dalarnafarm

And there were two… By some miracle earlier this spring I was able to catch and rehome ALL our #apocalypseguineas except 4. Much like last spring, the

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Waiting on the Poultry Puffs…

April 20, 2021May 13, 2021 dalarnafarm

Tis the season of missing poultry… I had a hunch that our white turkey hen had gone off to set on a nest but I

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Chickens Fowl

Behold…the See-Through Chicken!

March 17, 2021May 13, 2021 dalarnafarm

I found this dude in the feed room stealing corn. I picked him up to remove him and made the terrible, TERRIBLE mistake of looking

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Fowl Lloyd

2021 Isn’t Working Out for Lloyd Either..

March 4, 2021March 17, 2021 dalarnafarm

It’s been a glorious week in South Dakota. The sun is shining, the wind is warm and it truly feels like spring is in the

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Stumpy the Office Rooster

December 16, 2020December 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

Poor Stumpy…his long legs and tiny body size are definitely not adapted for South Dakota cold. I knew winter would be hard on him given

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Fowl Lloyd

Lloyd the Protector

December 5, 2020December 19, 2020 dalarnafarm

I think I may have gained some insight into the mind of Lloyd (as scary as that may be!). For the last two summers, Lloyd

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Fowl Lloyd

Naked Booty Lloyd…Again

September 15, 2020November 16, 2020 dalarnafarm

Many of you have been asking about Lloyd…a little worried when I post food pics that he might have finally found the crock pot. 😜Rest

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Ducks Fowl

Puppy Ducks

August 5, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

Say hello to the “puppy ducks”. We rehomed our adult Muscovy ducks in an effort to replace them with ducks not so obsessed with being

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Chickens Fowl

Effing Oreo

July 2, 2020October 28, 2020 dalarnafarm

Yesterday I introduced the world to our beloved, funny and charming Bantam rooster, “Stumpy”. Today I introduce you to the most vile, disliked and positively

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About Me

Former pro chislic judge, current farm blogger and (hopeful) future author, Heather Benson's official day job is as the Digital Strategy Manager for her home state's PBS/NPR member station, South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Originally from Menno, SD and currently residing on a small farm in Western Minnesota, her official night job is shepherding her herd of Icelandic sheep, tending (an undisclosed number) of chickens and trying to convince her demented turkey Lloyd that he cannot, in fact, marry his favorite basketball. Her farm stories can be followed at Facebook.com/dalarnafarm and her first book is due to published in November of 2023.

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