This little chick is doing great and growing like a weed! It's hard to get good pictures because Mama Hen is still super protective and will flog anybody/anything she deems a slight threat to her baby. Mama Hen decided they don't need to be separated from the flock anymore. She takes her all over the … Continue reading Chick update
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Produce galore!
There were soooo many bags of apples gifted to me that I couldn't let Bessie and the Terrible Twosome have them all (too many could cause bloat). I gave them about 50 apples and gave the rest to the turkeys and chickens. The turkeys went wild for these things. Getting extra or soft veggies and … Continue reading Produce galore!
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July apples
A fellow teacher's sister moved back here recently and bought a house with an apple tree in the front yard. The tree is dropping apples and making it hard for her sister to mow the yard. She offered me the apples and told me to come get the bagged ones every week. Bessie and the … Continue reading July apples
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Repurposing old chicken feeders
OOPS!!! I just realized the pictures didn't show up of the completed chicken feeder! I will update those this evening when I get back . Stay tuned! On a local Facebook pickers' site, I ran across chicken feeders. I was able to snag two (wish I could have gotten them all!). One was very tall … Continue reading Repurposing old chicken feeders
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Cooper (Mr. Stinky McStuffins)
I found out why Cooper is always so stinky. He has a secondary infection caused by his allergies, and it increases his stink factor a BUNCH. I took him to the vet Tuesday because he wouldn't let me touch his feet (not normal), and he wants to sleep all the time (again, not normal!). She … Continue reading Cooper (Mr. Stinky McStuffins)
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Little farm hand
I think I have the cutest little farm hand in all of America! He helped me dig out the holes for these three stepping stones. This is going to be an eclectic hodgepodge walkway with low growing mosses between all the rocks, pottery, and concrete pieces, and there will be wildflowers all around the front … Continue reading Little farm hand
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Prep work means…
...soaking jars for the big canning sessions taking place over the next two days!
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The new additions
Guess what I picked up last night after the doctor appointment? TURKEYS!!!!!! Meet Christmas Supper and Thanksgiving Dinner: I bought these from a young girl who raised five for the fair but could only take two to the fair (these are two of the three who didn't go to the fair). I am very happy … Continue reading The new additions
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Sometimes things just happen
Today will not have anything exciting going on at my farm. I did get everybody fed and watered, but that's it. The little chick got down from the nest and made such a scattered mess of the wood chip hill that she couldn't get back in there. It was too high. I had to move … Continue reading Sometimes things just happen
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