A Homestead of Flowing Milk & Honey!
Our homestead adventures in Central, Vriginia
A Homestead of Flowing Milk & Honey!
Our homestead adventures in Central, Vriginia
Still trying to get some order to this thing, but wanted to drop an entry about the Fall garden and some of the experiments. Kale – this has been a big success. Started seeds inside in late July/early August. In 2021, I mistakenly moved them outside after a couple of weeks and the tiny seedlings […]
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. […]
