A new path to chart and an adventure to bring our little family together lies ahead. We decided to sell our homestead. We don’t know where we will go. Within two hours of family is a start. Maybe it will be a tract of land with all the right features. View Article
Mandy Wheaton
Summer Update: A quick hello from the farm
Quail eggs have been slow to arrive. Obviously there are hens and roosters, but a max of four eggs a day out of 18 quail is ridiculous. We had our first major quail fight, bad enough I had to cull the male that was attacked. I decided it was time View Article
Our Beloved Goats Went to New Homes
LAST UPDATED OCTOBER 26, 2020 We said goodbye to our herd of Nubian does last week. I am confident they all went to wonderful, loving homes where they will be properly cared for. I was even told to come and visit them if I missed them. Goat people are the View Article
Happy Thanksgiving to All Americans, Native or Not.
Turkey, corn, squash and apples? Thanks Indians. Stupid hats? Thanks Pilgrims. Our land is filled with so many cultures, religions, colors, and political viewpoints that it’s hard to generalize any one event like we have the Thanksgiving dinner nowadays. Think about the ancestry you came from and how they came View Article
Beware of Hatching Eggs Scams! We are NOT Selling Eggs or Chicks this Sping
As a reminder, we sold our farm in June 2023, and are no longer selling eggs. There have been fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook already this spring. Please report them right away.
Just Chickens… and a PUPPY!
Following all the drama this summer and fall surrounding our oldest son’s shocking medical condition things have finally calmed down. James is doing well, improving slowly as time passes. He still has limited use of his hands from nerve damage but his balance and overall strength has improved. As part View Article
A late summer hatchery update from the little mountain we call home and Celadon Quail hatching eggs are finally ready to ship
I popped 97 Celadon Quail eggs in the incubator yesterday, and I’m done hatching for quail the season. We will be filling our first orders of hatching eggs by mail in well over a year. I couldn’t be more excited to pack up our first order. We finally have Celadon View Article
February 2023 Farm Update
Last month I accepted a position at Hamilton Maine, a local marine supply company as a graphic designer and marketing specialist. The commute is 35 minutes south, in Searsport. At first I wasn’t looking forward to driving that far twice a day five days a week, but the scenery is View Article