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Drumstick says, “Hi”
We were able to get some chickens back in August for a very good price. They were all chicks of varying ages. 10 of them were broilers, and this is Drumstick. He’s the biggest one of the bunch, and...
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Farm and garden fun
We have six new peeping critters in our house. :O) Four quail hatched over the weekend, and the chicken chicks started today. One hatched out as I was getting ready to lay down for a nap, and another...
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Yesterday I mentioned that our garden order arrived. We went outside to plant the strawberries today, and discovered that there were only 24 plants instead of the 25 that were supposed to be in the...
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Fuzzy little creatures
So far we have 9 chicks and 4 quail that have hatched. Their chirping is so sweet to hear, but they can get really loud. They’re so loud when they first hatch that it sometimes wakes us up at night. We...
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We’re hoping to do a really big garden this year, but it’ll be limited in size due to what Stephen can till up around his work schedule. I can’t control our tiller – no matter how hard I try, it digs...
View ArticleFind that quail
This afternoon, we came home from church and discovered that one of our quail chicks had escaped their little box home. It seemed that it was nowhere to be found. We looked under the couch and chairs...
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Meet the mighty Samson
I came home from a ladies’ meeting Saturday afternoon and was greeted by the newest member of our little farm. Meet the mighty Samson. He is one week old. He is a full-blooded Saanen – a breed we’ve...
View ArticleAnd even more chicks
Today the boys and I drove up toward Statesville to pick up some new chicks. It was a fairly long drive, but we actually made it home by lunchtime. Some of Stephen’s work days he drives over an hour...
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Chick pictures, as requested
Dana asked if I could post pictures of our newest batch of chicks, so here they are. The Rhode Island Reds are the lighter colored chicks. The Aracauna/Americana cross aren’t purebred chicks (this was...
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Our hens lay the prettiest eggs
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