Sunday, July 31, 2011

Fox Cities Magazine Photo Winners!

Mulberry Lane Farm is proud to announce that two of our guest have won for their photo entry in the 2011 Fox Cities Magazine Photo Contest.

Grand Prize Winner!
 CORN BIN

Peter De Schmidt of Fond du lac, took this photo of the farm's Corn Crib during a June visit.  Peter's photo took GRAND PRIZE honors!  We agree with the Fox Cities Magazine.  It's a beautiful photo!

2ND PLACE - THINGS
"HAMMING IT UP AT MULBERRY LANE FARM"

Amy Phillips of Oshkosh took this photo while on a school field trip with her daughter.  After the students left the Sow Barn, Amy said she looked back to see the piglet's "calling her for her attention."  She couldn't resist the photo opportunity.  Amy took 2nd place in the "Things" category.

Congratulations to Peter and Amy for sharing your beautiful photos with us. Mulberry Lane Farm is honored to be the subject of your photos.

Link to Fox Cities Magazine: Fox Cities Magazine  Click on magazine photo on the left side of page to see all the winners.

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Nesting Guinea Hen

Farmer Pat saw that the guinea hens have found a safe haven on the farm in The Old Wood Shed.  They apparently felt so safe they laid more eggs than they can cover!


Actually, to see this many eggs isn't unusual. The guinea hens like to lay eggs in secluded nests on the ground.  They will lay an egg a day.  Once there is a clutch of 20-30 eggs the guinea will stay on the nest.   The eggs take approximately 28 days to hatch. Guinea hens will often share nests as they have here at the farm.

The baby guinea fowl are called keets.  The male guinea fowl is called guinea cocks.  It'll be so cute to see the guinea keets following mom in less than a month.  Happy hatching little ones!

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Skinny, Minnie & Max - Triplet Calves

Video of our visit to TV26 on Wednesday, July 13th (click on link below). 

Today we brought our triplet calves to the studio.  There is only a 1 in 105,000 chance of a cow having triplets.  Born at Mathes Dairy in Hilbert these 3 where gifted to Mulberry Lane Farm to be raised and to give our guest the opportunity to see and pet these cuties.

http://www.nbc26.com/news/local/125479818.html

Bonnie's Barnyard can be seen the second Wednesday of eash month on TV26 WGBA.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

"Bonnie's Barnyard" on TV26 Green Bay

Set the alarm.  Gather the kids. 
"Bonnie's Barnyard
will be on WGBA TV26 Today program every 2nd Wednesday of the month starting July 13th!  Tune in to see what special Barnyard friends we have in the studio.


At Mulberry Lane Farm our philosophy is that learning can be fun. 

We have teamed with TV 26's Jenny Evans of the Today program to bring FuN! farm animal facts right into your living room!  Did you know you can tell the color egg a hen will lay by looking at the color of her earlobe? Did you know that you must eat 126 apples to equal the calcium in 1 glass of milk?  Did you know...well, I don't want to give it all away here.  
Tune in to see and hear all about  
Bonnie's Barnyard.


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Saturday, July 2, 2011

Open July 2 & 3 - Closed the 4th

What's more American than Time with Family - Hot Dogs, Lemonade & Apple Pie - Milking a Cow while at the Farm?!?!


You bring the family.  Let the store supply the food.  We have the milking cow & tons of acres of farm to enjoy.  This 4th of July weekend take the time to reflect on whats important. 


See you at the farm!

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