We tried something a little different on the farm this summer! We put guinea hen eggs in the incubator, which is nothing new, but once we hatched 7 of the little keets, we put them in with some chickens who wanted to be Mamas! Those three Mamas are now raising the guinea keets! Being able to do this doesn’t always work out; we’ve only been able to have a chicken mama … [Read more...]
Farm Dog Duty
Can you see what I am watching? My first birthday was on April 10th! Some very nice Twitter friends of ours (Luna, Zip, Zoe & Mom) made this graphic for me: Happy (almost) Wordless Wednesday! Love, Max … [Read more...]
Puppy Love – Wordless Wednesday
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!! … [Read more...]
Farm Surprises – Late Bloomer, More Newbies, & Rain, Rain, Rain
It’s been such a strange summer so far! The weather has been all over the place. You may remember we had to send some of our over-eager roosters to another farm; in the end we sent all three including Toni who I had wanted to keep. He was a beauty, but unfortunately, he was kind of the leader of the pack, and they were all just too much for our hens. Since we had decided on … [Read more...]
Moving On
As much as it is sad to see the end of summer and then harvest season, there is something satisfying to me about putting the gardens to bed for the winter. After a slow day at my shop, the physical labor in the garden was just what I needed on that Sunday after work. It was a comfortable autumn evening, and my hubby came down to help me pull up plants, tomato cages, and bean … [Read more...]
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