admin | May 6, 2010
Last year we had close to 20 pairs of hummingbirds coming to the feeder. I finally saw my first hummingbird the day after all the rain so I quickly made some nectar and cleaned the feeder. Unfortunately I put it in the dishwasher and forgot to turn the heat dry cycle off. [...]
admin | May 3, 2010
Most of you have heard about the recent storms in the South East. Nashville was hit pretty bad with 15 inches of rain in 2 days. West of Nashville was hit with over 20 inches. The Cumberland River flows right through Nashville and is at 52+ feet as I write this. [...]
admin | April 29, 2010
Look what we got today!
I know it seems like I need a 12 step program for chicken addictions, however, since my friendly neighborhood fox has taken to dining on my hens I want to make sure I have extras for next year.
I found this guy on Craigslist. He guarantees that these are [...]
admin | April 21, 2010
We have had many highs and lows in just the last 24 hours here on the farm. Last night we were searching for our dog Bullet.
We got a call from someone who had picked him up but then released him when she spoke to a neighbor ( a mile plus away) and realized he [...]
admin | April 16, 2010
We have had quite the chick explosion on the farm. Momma hen hatched out a total of four chicks. They are very cute and follow her where ever she may go.
That picture was taken before Momma jumped out of the nest box.
I have also had ten hatch out of the incubator! Far [...]
admin | April 11, 2010
Yesterday I was fooling around in the barn after work. I have a Black Astralorp hen who has been setting on a nest for about 3 weeks. I’ve been calling her Momma Hen. Unfortunately she happens to be setting in everybody else’s favorite nesting box, so occasionally I have to move her [...]
admin | March 23, 2010
It has been a while since I have posted. You might think that I have been playing with baby goats and completely forgotten about all of you….
You would be half right. I am still trying to balance house and barn. For those of you who might not know I home school [...]
admin | March 16, 2010
Look what came today!
The big doe is here to stay. The kids will go back to the breeder when they are weaned. They are so cute but Mom is so scared. She doesn’t know what hit her. I am going to keep them in the pen for at least a week [...]
admin | March 12, 2010
I had just gotten back in from the barn today when it started to pour. I thought to myself how luck I was to be back in before it unleashed. It was still pretty out so it was hard to believe that it was raining. Then I remembered the egg [...]
admin | March 9, 2010
Well, the time had finally come. I wasn’t really ready for what was about to transpire. Yoohoo was looking a little different to me. I was concerned and called the breeder, Karen. She didn’t know exactly what to make of it but she did have several ideas. Later I went [...]
