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The Shakespearean Tragedy

I have decided that the updates on the farm are a combination of events that would be perfect for a soap opera or Shakespearean tragedy. I have shared my ups and downs with the quail and recently it has been more down than ups. Over the past couple of weeks I have lost overContinue reading “The Shakespearean Tragedy”

Predator War

As the school year came to an end, there has been quite a bit of action around the farm. First, I will announce that I finally have my logo finished and am so excited to see the finished result. The other big activity around the farm is lately the continued problem of predators eating myContinue reading “Predator War”

Spring is Here

It is amazing how precious time is in the spring. Weeks have gone by and it only feels like a couple of days. Chicks The little chicks are getting larger and more independent each day. They are getting along with the rest of the flock and have figured out how to roost at night.Continue reading “Spring is Here”

All about the Quail

Lately it has been Fast and Furious learning about the courtinex quail. It is one thing to read about the process of raising quail and a book or on a Blog it’s a whole nother thing experiencing it firsthand. I have had the opportunity to put 36 eggs in incubator in the middle of theContinue reading “All about the Quail”

1 Week Chicks & a BIG new toy

The quail are now 1 week old and I have taken them home from school. It was pretty special to see how many kids and staff wanted to talk about the new baby chicks over the week. We ended up with having 16 hatch out of 36. I have 8 Texas A & MContinue reading “1 Week Chicks & a BIG new toy”

A pop of Spring with New Chicks

We had record high temps of 60 yesterday which got everyone out of the barn to get some sun rays. Some of the exciting news is we are having quail chicks hatch in the incubator. I had some concerns since this was the first time raising quail and the week I received the eggs theContinue reading “A pop of Spring with New Chicks”

Butchered Pigs… Now what?

It took approximately a little over a week to pick up the pork from the butcher. Any reservations we may of had through the process quickly disappeared when we inventoried the meat. In the end, our pig live weight was 265 lbs. and hanging weight totaled 185 lbs. The 185 resulted in the following: 18Continue reading “Butchered Pigs… Now what?”

Pig Reflections & New Animal Adventures

We are coming to the end of our first pig adventure and we learned a tremendous amount and at the end of the day we are gearing up to do it again. I am going to have Dustin do the honors of explaining the butchering day since I was on a business trip. I willContinue reading “Pig Reflections & New Animal Adventures”

January News

Ameraucanas At Work We had a short time of winter weather that didn’t want you to hibernate and we had a great suprise of having multiple blue eggs. After doing some investigation, we were excited that the 3 youngest ameraucanas are laying their first eggs. They are laying between the laying boxes, hay manager andContinue reading “January News”

December Snow

December has come to an end and as we prepare for butchering day for our 3 pigs, I have really enjoyed the pigs around the farm and the journey we have taken. Over the last couple of weeks we have learned how much the pigs enjoy free ranging. With snow on the ground you canContinue reading “December Snow”