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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”

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”

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”

Chicken Hospital Run

As we have continued down this farm journey we have occasionally been concerned about a chicken that we have to make the dreaded decision to put the chicken down or head to the chicken hospital. I think it reminds we that these hens are not just for egg production but also family pets. Salt hasContinue reading “Chicken Hospital Run”

We have enjoyed some unseasonably warm weather lately for November so we took advantage and did a barn clean out. What we were chuckling about was the goats relaxing and enjoying the view while we were doing all the labor. It is also nice to use all this old hay for the pigs. TheContinue reading

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”