Starting from Scratch
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It's been awhile, so I suppose updates are in order.On the farm front: All three does are bred. We "rented a buck" for two months, and he did his job well. He stunk to high heavens, but the girls loved him dearly. They are still waiting by the gate, hoping Prince Charming will return. They should be kidding starting in late April through mid May by my calculations. I always wanted to be a midwife, I'll settle for a goat midwife, if I have to, I guess (for all you Red Green fans). More than half of my chickens are in molt right now, at least they better be. If I find out they are just holding the eggs in to spite me, there will be chicken and dumplings for everyone. We are planning our spring and summer garden. I'm using the chickens to scratch up the ground and fertilize, then covering the ground with recycled goat hay. We will be going with heirloom veggies this year, and saving seed for next year. I am hoping to can and freeze enough veggies to get us through next fall and winter. We are looking into digging a root cellar for onions, taters, and carrots, but that may be another year out. We are hoping our crops do well enough that we can take the extras to the farmer's markets in the area, along with extra eggs. We will be ordering 100 chicks from the hatchery within the next few months to increase our laying flock. I'll also be running a batch of 25 broilers for our freezer, and depending on how well that goes, I would like to run another batch or two. I was thinking it would be a good idea to try and can 15-20 quarts of chicken for quick meals, we'll see. Poor Robert (middle son, 2 years old) had a run in with the neighbor's rooster. Robert got scratched and bruised, but he won the fight. The neighbors killed him and made chicken and dumplings. Robert is now a bit skittish around our chickens, hopefully it won't take too long for him to get past that. I'm hoping to update more frequently! { Post a Comment } { Last Page } { Page 13 of 18 } { Next Page } |
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