The barn is set up to house both the goats and chickens. The problem with that is we have to have a large gate that lets the goats roam free bht them locks out the chickens. I had done some research on goat proof chicken feeders and doirs and decided to try and creafe aContinue reading “Are you smarter than a goat?”
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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”
All time high production
Today was a Saturday so we were able to be around the barn and a little more today. The girls were making quite the noise this morning and we were excited to see who was actually laying eggs. We had an all-time high of 7x today. If you are not familiar with the egg songContinue reading “All time high production”
Hay Auction and Egg Update
Today was going to be a pretty busy day since both of the kids had birthday parties to head to early afternoon. As we were enjoying the morning, the doorbell rang and it was one of our neighbors down the street. He introduced himself and informed us that there was a hay auction that heContinue reading “Hay Auction and Egg Update”
Little Chickie Update
The little chicks are now 4 1/2 & 8 weeks old. They double in size since we were gone for the week. The chicks are big enough that I moved them out of the brooder and we built them a roosting spot.
Chick with a Whistle Farms 