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Garden here we come.

We have continued to have some nice weather which is giving us the garden bug. Dustin is determined to have quite a garden this year. We spent the weekend to start prepping the ground. As you can see the chickens have also enjoyed the new garden, hunting down worms and bugs. The chickens have beenContinue reading “Garden here we come.”

3/9/16 update

The baby chicks are getting bigger and are starting to get their feathers on their wings and tails. They are 1 week old today. This is the Ameraucana. The younger silkies are almost 5 weeks and really enjoyed the recent nice weather. Bob and Lahaina are not quite adopting the young ones but are niceContinue reading “3/9/16 update”

Supper Club- Nye’s Polonaise Room- Minneapolis

Nye’s Polonaise Room 112 E Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN 55414 http://www.nyespolonaise.com/ For our monthly supper club visit for March, we headed to Nye’s before they closed in April. The ambience transports it’s guest to a previous time where you enjoy the art of socializing and dining. I had wonderful socializing for the evening but theContinue reading “Supper Club- Nye’s Polonaise Room- Minneapolis”

Late Night with Margaret

It was a late night with Margaret in the emergency vet hospital. We came home from work and Margaret was struggling with breathing and straining her neck and mouth. She had separated herself from the rest of the flock and was crouched in the corner of the barn. We did some quick checking on theContinue reading “Late Night with Margaret”

New additions

We eagerly started out the day heading to the feed store for some new day old chicks. We are proud to introduce 7 new members to the flock. 2 black marans, 2 cuckoo marans, 2 barred rocks and 1 little amauracana.

Investigating our backyard

Since the weather has been warming up we have been enjoying the extra outdoor space in our own backyard. During our walks we have discovered some interesting findings. Our first discovery is hundreds of field mice. During the daytime you see them running about between little holes. During the evenings you see hundreds of holes.Continue reading “Investigating our backyard”

One day of spring

We had an amazing Saturday with temperatures in the 50s. I let the 4 new silkies outside for some fresh air. They have been getting a little stinky inside so out to the barn they go. We built a mini brooder in the barn to keep them warm and away from the rest of theContinue reading “One day of spring”

Winter, spring, winter

With the weather swinging from warm to cold the chickens and kids have enjoyed seeing some grass outside. The kids enjoying the wet backyard. Ringo and Martha have become quite a couple and I have experienced true life on the farm- chickens mating. Martha is a welsummer and is probably the smartest chicken we have. Continue reading “Winter, spring, winter”

Our highs and lows

We have had a turbulant couple of days on the farm. I noticed a couple of days ago, Warhammer was having difficulty walking. She was not able to curl her toes. I brought her in out of the cold but her health dramatically declined over the next 24 hours. By Thursday evening she was notContinue reading “Our highs and lows”