After a fairly tough few months, getting the homestead up and running (or at least to a point where there are no longer any CRITICAL tasks!), things are really starting to roll along smoothly now. There are a thousand things that I “want” to do, but very few that I “must” do. That is a […]
As mentioned in an earlier post, our half-holstein bottle calf has slowed her intake from the bottle to nothing. She sniffs the nipple and just walks away. It wasn’t long before I caught this picture, where Brie is “sneaking a drink” while Hayseed (Buttercup’s natural calf) is getting his fill. The half-full glass is very […]
After having a very solid incubation success rate with our Blue Andalusians, we went ahead and began incubating a bunch of Khaki Campbell ducks. We had purchased our new farm, but were less than a month out from moving in. For the most part, we were overly enthusiastic and were making every effort to prep […]
Before we moved to the farm, we spent about a year ramping up our small chicken operation. We were on a piece of land that could hold chickens and my daughter was interested in expanding out, beyond the two rabbits we currently had. For whatever reason, I almost always prefer to incubate my fowl, as […]
Brie, our half-Montbéliarde, half-Holstein bottle calf has started to drink less milk replacer from the bottle. It’s hard to say if this is simply part of the normal progression (as she eats more and more grass and grain) or if something else is going on. Brie is only about two and a half months old. […]