This year the county decided to offer chicken and rabbit meat pens as a 4H project. This involved the kids raising up pens of meat chickens or rabbits to be judged at fair. These chickens and rabbits were then donated to… Continue reading

Last summer we got 6 chicks to try to ramp up our egg production. We had one die as a chick, so we were left with 5 that we introduced successfully with our current flock. They are all about 4 and… Continue reading

I started this blog on the first day of the year in 2012. It was a bit of a resolution to help me track our growth on this new adventure of hobby farming. I am proud that I have maintained… Continue reading

One of the nice things about our pasture arrangement is that most of the animals can hang out together. This has advantages… the chickens break up the horse manure looking for seeds and bugs, which keeps the flies down and… Continue reading

This fall we added 5 new chickens to the flock. We bought them as baby chicks in the summer, after all our travels had mostly ended. We are trying some new breeds for fun, like the black jersey which is… Continue reading

At the end of every summer, we get a round of new piglets. We always raise two as they are much happier and healthier with a friend. We got these two about a month ago and they are settling in.… Continue reading

Our old Tom turkey must have overheard that Thanksgiving is coming up. The other day we realized he had disappeared from his pen. He has never gotten out before… and we aren’t sure how he got out this time. He… Continue reading

Well, we have been busy! I haven’t posted for a while, but I did want to show off our garden this year! We have had a great harvest of tomatoes, greens, squash, cucumbers, and beans! Continue reading