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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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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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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"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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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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Heartfelt Thank You!

I once heard it said...

"We have learned that no matter the age or the background there is something about a farm that brings out the joy and worth in others."

At Mulberry Lane Farm we are blessed to experience this first hand & to have a wonderful staff to help us carry out our mission. Allow me to share a recent email we received from a family who visited the farm.

Farmer Liz

Hi,

We just wanted you to know how much fun we had at your farm yesterday. Our guide, Liz, was wonderful!! She was so friendly and patient. It was a joy to spend time with her learning about the animals and seeing your beautiful farm. Our kids enjoyed it so much that they were begging to go back as we were leaving the parking lot. We can't wait to come see you again.

........What wonderful memories!!

Thank you for making our Family Day so special,

The Adams Family

The Adams Kids

Thank you Farmer Liz, The Adams Family and the rest of our farm guest and staff. Being transparent, I have to admit we have days we forget why we do what we do. Your kind words help remind Farmer Pat & myself why we do what we do. We thank you for that!

--Frmr Bonnie

NO iphone, NO ipad, NO ipod just....

iDad time!

Put away the gadgets. The things that take your attention away from what is most important, your Dad! Spend quality "I and Dad" time at the farm this Father's Day, June 19th. Dads are FREE.

(Dad Free with a paid admission. No other offers apply.)

Dads FREE on Father's Day

Kids, make plans with Mom to bring Dad to the farm next Sunday. Dads are FREE on Father's Day June 19th.

Dad will enjoy reminiscing about his boyhood days of being on the farm. Milk a cow, enjoy a hayride. See if Dad can catch a chicken or kiss a pig! It’ll be the best Father’s Day present ever. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in the beautiful picnic area overlooking the farm fields.

Tours begin continuously between 10-2. Farm closes 2 hours from last tour departure.

Dads FREE on Father’s Day. Sorry, no other offers apply.

Piglets

It's hard to count how many piglets our gilt had. They love to pile on top of each other.

The ones on the bottom don't seem to mind in the least.

Triplet Calves

Newest arrivals at Mulberry Lane Farm are triplet calves (2 are heifers & a bull). Now, which is the bull??

Nope, heifer. Distinguishing mark, full white marking on forehead.

Nope, the one on the right is a heifer. Distinguishing mark, well...there isn't one. Solid black forehead. And as much as LadyBug hangs out with the calves she'd be a heifer too, not a bull.

You guessed it. This is the bull calf. Distinguishing mark, white spec top of forehead.

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