Acting as Mama ChickenThe other day, one of our speckled sussex hatched out a clutch. She was a great incubator and all of her eggs hatched, except one. Mama...
The Circle of Life Part 2 - The Set-Up and Process of ButcheringOk, so you want to butcher. Let me explain the basics of set up and prep leading up to butchering. First, the night before collect your...
The Circle of Life - Butchering on the Farm part 1Ask anyone, I am an animal lover. I like to start of this blog post by saying that. Butchering is a very controversial thing, and as...
Easter Egger BreedingOne thing that sets our eggs apart from most is the variety we have in the color of our eggs. We have dark green, blue, light green,...
Wood Turning - the Most Beautiful Mallet in the World!Kyle has recently taken up wood turning and wood working. So far, he has made a nice planter and he needed a mallet to use. So, he...
Free Rosters - the Latest Farm AdditionsWe have 2 new additions on our farm; Tennessee and Kingpin. Tennessee is a Buff Orpington. He is very similar to our old rooster, Big...
Another Great Farmer's MarketFarmer's market number 2 today! It went a bit better this time, I actually remembered a table cloth and I was able to use my signs. We...
Hatching DucksWe have decided to try something new. I have been doing some reading and it says that you can use a broody hen to hatch some duck eggs....
Farmer's Market SaturdaySo this Saturday was our first official farmer's market. Being the winter market, there wasn't a fee to set up, so we decided to give it...
Bunny FriendsSince we got Einstein, we were looking at expanding the farm and getting Einstein some little girl friends. Rabbits are social creatures...
Natural Hummingbird FoodI for one love seeing all the hummingbirds around, so it is wonderful to feed them. They are great pollinators for the garden, so having...
A Desert RoseThere is more to this phrase than I thought. I started some bare root rose bushes this year, and so far they are doing great! Apparently,...