On April 28th, Ted went by Rural King on the way home from work and picked up four turkey poults. One of the turkeys went broody a few weeks back and set a nest of chicken eggs. Unfortunately, we think her temperature was high, and so she actually just spoiled the eggs instead of getting … Continue reading Turkey gets “her” babies
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A catch up post
We've been busy, busy, busy the past five days here! Saturday was our oldest daughter's birthday, but she's currently living in Brazil, so we didn't get to celebrate with her. She's having a blast though and will be home in April, so we're looking forward to celebrating her 25th birthday once she's back. She spent … Continue reading A catch up post
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New chicks!
Ted came home from work last night with two cheeping boxes filled with chicks from the Rural King he passed after work. My living room now has a plastic bin of little yellow and black chicks because he wanted "to add a little more variety to our flock". These little peepers are LOUD. They're nice … Continue reading New chicks!
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It’s chick time!
I recently placed ads to sell chicks to local folks. I feel like we had a great response for the first year of doing this, and we made up a monthly list of hatch dates and folks who want to start their own little flocks locally. We have hatching date set from March, April, and … Continue reading It’s chick time!
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Working birds
Front flowerbed workers The birds just love the gorgeous weather, and they especially love it when I lock the big dogs inside and let them have the run of the entire property. I like letting them roam completely free because they dig through the dead leaves and practically mulch them for me. Slacker is … Continue reading Working birds
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There’s always one slacker…
...in every group. This girl always goes straight for the dog food bowl. She knows where the easy meal is found!
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What do you do?
What do you do when your husband has surgery and then has to leave for a business trip, and everything on the farm happens the day he leaves? Well, around here, I put on my big girl boots and deal with it myself. First up was refilling the pig feeder. It took two trips with … Continue reading What do you do?
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Enjoying a little reprieve….
...last week when we were having a little warmer weather. The chickens love it when they get to wander the entire property. I've been letting them do this every afternoon, and they've just loved it. Usually the chicken hawks are circling, and I have to keep them inside their fenced chicken yard for their safety, … Continue reading Enjoying a little reprieve….
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Happy Valentines Day!
May your hens be happy and your eggs be HUGE!
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Need chicks? Consider buying from us!
It's that time of year again: the time when the cute and fuzzy little chicks fill the water troughs at the local feed stores. Around here, those little chicks run about $1.99 - $2.69 each for straight run. Consider buying from Striving Acres this year! We are taking orders for straight run chicks (meaning I … Continue reading Need chicks? Consider buying from us!
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