The weather has been chilly and gloomy lately. We’ve had over seven inches of rain in less than a week. The pond has been brutally low for two years so I’m happy to see it filling up. I’ve been taking advantage of being … Continue reading
How to Make a Homemade Chick Diaper
It’s official. I’ve become the crazy chicken lady. This morning I spent an hour trying to make a diaper for a chick. Let me explain. It’s very late in the season to have a hen want to hatch eggs and … Continue reading
Rescue Animals – Baby Goat
About a week ago I received a call from my niece. The vet contacted her about a sickly baby goat someone had dropped off. Apparently a college girl found the baby in her yard. The baby looked much like a … Continue reading
Me vs. The Hawk
I never know what will happen in any given day but there’s rarely a dull moment here. A few days ago while I was doing the PM feeding and putting the animals to bed I realized one of my turkey … Continue reading
Southern Toffee
It’s that time of year when I can’t stay out of the kitchen. So far this morning I’ve made bread, bone broth, lemon chicken soup, pot roast and toffee. I don’t know why I make toffee. Somehow it keeps finding its way … Continue reading
Livestock Feed in a Pinch
I’ll fully admit there have been times when I haven’t made it to the feed store before closing and have had to get creative with what the animals eat for dinner. During spring and summer months there’s so much natural browse and insects the … Continue reading
What’s Up Lately?
I haven’t posted much lately on my blog but I’ve been making changes to my site to (hopefully) make it a bit more user friendly. I recently added a photo gallery which seems to be popular so far. I know … Continue reading
Finally Fall
It’s the time of year when the air is finally cooling. I always seem to be happiest when I can have my morning tea by a crackling, fussy fire. Sometimes it’s like a crotchety, yet familiar and wise old man. Other … Continue reading
The Little Poult that Could
After so many devastating losses here lately I’m happy to finally have something positive to talk about. In one of my previous posts about flea market animals I wrote about buying two turkey poults (baby turkeys). Unfortunately, I made a … Continue reading
Unbearable Losses
It seems like just last week Rupert was killed. His death completely changed the energy of my farm and I’m far from over his loss. I haven’t been able to keep up with my blog. It’s hard to write when … Continue reading
