The weather has dramatically begun to turn into fall over the past couple of days and with the busy work schedule, I realized I have not posted for awhile. This is a quick review of farm activities over the past couple of weeks leading up to our last few days of warm weather. COOKBOOK: MyContinue reading “A Really Long Farm Update Before Fall.”
Category Archives: garden
Farm Routines & Updates
As you settle into a new house it takes some time to really decide how to make it your own. We have gradually been adding little personal touches throughout the place. In the backyard before the fenced in pasture, there were two raised flower beds. Since Dustin had added a mega garden we didn’t reallyContinue reading “Farm Routines & Updates”
Garden update and hot chickens.
We have definitely had our share of hot muggy August summer days lately and the poor chickens have been trying to find some relief. In case you have ever wondered what a hot chicken looks like, here is one of my hens demonstrating the necessary pose. I also have a Loki update: He had beenContinue reading “Garden update and hot chickens.”
Barn Update
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a post life sure gets busy during the summer. The chickens are enjoying the nice summer days with warm days and summer storms that night. I was out of town last weekend and right before we left we had a pretty huge summer storm. Pretty high winds came throughContinue reading “Barn Update”
Daily Chores
Chicken Update: 1 broody chicken (Marilyn), 2 post-broody chickens (Jackie & Lahaina) = only 6 laying hens. We are ramping up to get ready for the wright county fair and getting the kids settled in 4-H. One of the big pieces of 4-H is having the kids raise the animals and be able toContinue reading “Daily Chores”
Part two
On the chicken side there have been some new updates: * Lahaina is still broody so no eggs 😔 * The larger chickens have been terrorizing the younger silkies so I needed to get rid of them. Unfortunately, I believe that is how I lost the tan one earlier this week. * One of myContinue reading “Part two”
Settling In
I was pretty adamant to get the goats on a Friday because I knew it would take me all weekend to get them settled, and boy was I right. I was returning to toddler years and these two were reminding me when my two children were that age. The first night was a chorus ofContinue reading “Settling In”
It is the weekend again and it is too hard to sleep in when I know all the girls want to get out of the barn. I havent completely gotten comfortable of having all the chickens free range day and night. Sadie is the same way in the mornings and helped me open the doorsContinue reading
Two New Additions
We had two new additions to close out the weekend: a few more chicks- you just can’t ever have too many chicks a vegetable garden Now, I have come to a good place around how many chickens is too many chickens. According to my husband that special number is 25, which I will agree isContinue reading “Two New Additions”
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.”
Chick with a Whistle Farms 