It’s been a good couple of weekends to yank frozen farm tools that were stuck in ice and shovel thawed out manure from stalls and coops. This kind of warm cold whiplash can be hard on poultry. Respiratory issues can come of thickly fogged mornings to crisp thin air only View Article
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Incubator Drama and Shipped Chocolate Marans Eggs
We ordered chocolate Marans eggs to put some new blood in our flock for this upcoming fall. I was beyond psyched that all two and a half dozen from different breeders across the US came within three days of each other. They could be incubated and share the brooder all View Article
Holidays give way to ho-hum winter in Maine
The holidays are a busy, chaotic time with little time for barnyard work. My grandfather live across the street from my parents whom we visited for Christmas. Much to my grandfather’s efficient and stoic personality, I also came for some dry sawdust for coop and stall bedding. In the of View Article
Retrospect and the Uncharted Path Ahead
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
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
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