Its been three weeks since the chicks arrived here in the burb. They were so tiny and frail those first days, and I was quite frightened of them (I have a phobia of birds). In the last three weeks we’ve all grown though. Check out the most recent video of our babies.
Archive for May, 2010
Here chick, chick…
Posted in Livestock on May 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Chickens, Oh, Chickens!
Posted in Livestock, tagged chickens on May 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I should learn to carry my camera all the time. I mean, that’s why I bought it. Pics add such a great dimension to blog updates, but alas, I must use a thousand words instead of the one picture…. It’s humid this morning. We had some great rain last evening and expect more throughout the [...]
Uncovering a Scam on Best Farm Buys
Posted in Family Life, Livestock, tagged livestock, online scam on May 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We frequent www.bestfarmbuys.com. We love it. We found some of our rabbits there and we’ve made some great contacts for sheep and dairy cattle, too. If you don’t check there, you should. But, as the ancients used to say, “Caveat Emptor” (buyer beware). Our search for a Jersey cow, has led us down many a [...]
Beautiful Day in the Neighburbhood
Posted in Composting, Family Life, Livestock, vegetable gardening, tagged chickens, Composting, rabbits, vegetable gardening, worms on May 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mornin’ Y’all. What a beautiful morning it is here in the burb. The photo is pirated. We have no trees here, and it’s overcast. But I wanted to create a mood. Today started about 66 degrees, some clouds, a bit of humidity and a gentle breeze. It was a glorious start to the day for [...]
Reflections From First Rabbit Processing
Posted in Livestock, tagged meat, omnivore's dilemma, rabbits on May 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Warning: This post contains information which may be unsettling for some. It could cause outright apoplexy for PETA types and many vegans. Read on at your own risk. Saturday was our first rabbit processing day. We only had two to process, because we have decided to keep an extra female. Our little herd consists of [...]
Chicken Update
Posted in Livestock, tagged chickens on May 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oh my gosh. These little creatures are growing like mad. They will be two weeks old on Monday. They are feathering nicely. They eat a ton and produce double that in waste. Brittan made little roosts and put them in the brooder boxes. It’s so cute to see them line up for a turn on [...]
Progress and Routine
Posted in Family Life, tagged farming, general on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Most things are settling into some sort of norm at the moment. It’s a kind of maintenance mode. Wake up, read from the Bible, let dogs out, clean rabbit cages, feed rabbits, feed and water chickens, check email and news, shower, dress for work, check on sheep, water if necessary, go to work, come home, [...]
40 bales later….
Posted in vegetable gardening on May 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
First of all, let me preface this post by saying I really don’t like pine straw mulch. I think that beyond the first week after it has been put down, it looks flat, and brown, and just plain dead. It’s scratchy and prickly to put down, and is full of dust and pine pollen (go [...]
The Work and the Weekend are Done
Posted in Uncategorized on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s 8 p.m. on Sunday. Brittan is in the shower. I’m next. It’s been a most productive weekend. We mulched the garden, which was long overdue. 40 bales of pine straw were required. Let’s see, we moved the sheep pen, cleaned the brooder boxes, cleaned the rabbit cages, went to the feed store, picked ticks [...]
Hot Chicks in the Burb
Posted in Livestock, tagged chickens on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
They’re Heeeeeere! After such a long wait, we picked up our box of 100 Buff Orpington chicks from the Post Office this morning. Twenty Five of them went to our friends Al and Maggie, while seventy five came home to the burb. They will stay in our spare room in the basement for 4 weeks, [...]
