A Family of Intruders So I have been finding some leftovers of an animal that I did not recognize. Each time all my animals were all looking great but I was seeing poop that was about the size of a dog. . . and we don’t have a dog. As I would check theContinue reading “Intruder Alert and other farm funs.”
Category Archives: Goats
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”
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”
Winter Cold
The cold temperatures have finally arrived and for the first time a few of the eggs are cracking due to freezing. Not a huge deal until you realize my egg production is down to 5 eggs a day. I have some ideas how to resolve this. We will have to see if they areContinue reading “Winter Cold”
Halloween “Farm” Style
One of the important criteria we discussed as a family in settling on this house was the true mix between country and suburban life. We have our acres for the animals and gardens but we also have neighbors. And I will admit these are not just normal neighbors. There are approximately 10-12 houses in ourContinue reading “Halloween “Farm” Style”
October Farm Fun
Broody Lahaina One of the first things you learn if you own Silkies is when they say that they are a good mothers, they are very serious. Lahaina takes it very serious her broodiness and we were able to catch it on video tonight. Enjoy! My youngest chicks are approximately 15 weeks now andContinue reading “October Farm Fun”
A Really Long Farm Update Before Fall.
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.”
Walking goats & state fair countdown.
Dustin continually let’s me know that over the past couple of months we have created spoiled goats, which I wouldn’t disagree with. The goats are pretty quiet until around 6 pm. They know that is when we head home from school and work and they expect to get some attention. They usually stand at theContinue reading “Walking goats & state fair countdown.”
Barn Happiness
Things always seem to come back to perspective when you spend some time back in the barn. We have lots of little highlights that have been happening lately. Here are a few: [Uploading gallery…] The baby chick’s are as big as the rest of the hens. Ringo has plenty of action. Bob attacks Ringo ifContinue reading “Barn Happiness”
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”
Chick with a Whistle Farms 