This was written shortly before COVID hit then not long after that, we found out our son had a foot-long tumor tangled up inside his spinal column. We knew so little and thought life was hard when I wrote this post. It’s truly amazing to look back sometimes. -Mandy Wheaton View Article
The Quail hatched!
I had never seen a quail in person, let alone a teeny, weeny hatchling before. And the second I peered into the incubator and say the floofy little chick I was in love. I can’t express how sweet they are—and teeny! We had a great quail egg hatch rate for View Article
Our 2022 hatchery re-boot chicks hatched!
As a reminder, as we have been asked several times, the chicks hatched this week are absolutely *NOT* for sale. We lost our flocks in 2021, and these sweet feather babies are the base stock for our hatchery, and rigorous breeding programs. Each breed is sourced from multiple farms, and View Article
March Homestead Update
We were able to get away for a trip to South Carolina. We arrived back home a week ago to find our farm in tip-top shape—even better than how I’d left it! My friend’s daughter was up for the task and did a marvelous job tending the goats and chickens. View Article
Summer Update: Big Changes
It’s been a while since I have written to our many followers. I wasn’t sure what to say after some major life changes have altered our farm’s plans. The last Friday in June we took our son in for a MRI for his scoliosis which had suddenly gotten a LOT View Article
An Update on the Frizzle Mille Fleur Booted Bantams
Our pint-sized Mille Fleur booted bantams are four months old this week and so sweet. They are curious, calm and very personable. I can’t believe I have raised chickens for a decade and waited this long to raise bantams. Given their lower egg production and teeny size, I was leery View Article
It’s Been A While
The garden has gone to weeds. Only the peas, beans, tomatoes and mammoth dill can be seen over the sad tangle. It got away from me. Not in the same way as a small child in a parking lot. One day there were rows. Life happened. Then there were no View Article
March Homestead Update
WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CHANGE OUR NAME DUE TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT BY MIDDLE-EARTH ENTERPRISES. WE ARE NOW “WHEATON MOUNTAIN” FORMALLY KNOWN AS “HOBBIT HILL”. Homestead Update written on 3/13/19 We have also changed the names of our separately managed Facebook pages as follows: Wheaton Mountain Dairy Goats Wheaton Mountain View Article