Archive for the ‘Herds and Flocks’ Category

Baby Chicks

Every three years, I get to order a new supply of baby chicks from Cackle Hatchery.  I have decided on Araucana chicks. They lay eggs in a wide variety of colors, pale blue, dark blue, various shades of green , and a few light brown/pink ones. Collecting their eggs never gets boring.  Each hen will […]

February 8, 2013 · Sarah · 2 Comments
Posted in: Herds and Flocks

Chicken and Bisquits from Milk and Honey Farm

The old rooster crowed his last. He is now simmering gently in my biggest pot .  He will be joined by onions, garlic, mushrooms and little green peas.  The gravy that he is floating in is made out of chicken broth, whole wheat flour, and skim milk.  He is seasoned with sage, thyme, salt and […]

December 1, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Herds and Flocks, Kitchen

Milk and Honey Farm Update

We named our new ram “Jolly”. Being in a separate pen from the girls, he has not lived up to the name. This morning, Bob put him out in the pasture with our ewes.  Now he is “Jolly,” very “Jolly”. Josie, our gentle Great Pyrenees, is due to have her pups this week.  She is […]

November 14, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Great Pyrs, Herds and Flocks, News

New Ram Arriving

  Bob is fixing up the pen for our new Ram.  Our new Polypay ram arrives this afternoon. It will be an event! The hard part is to get the Ram from the back of the Van into his pen on the side of the barn.  He probably won’t want to go into the pen. […]

October 27, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
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Easier

“It is easier to criticize an egg, than it is to lay one.”

September 28, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
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Working Chickens

This is the first summer we have let our chickens run loose.  They go in the chicken house each evening  and come out as soon as it get light in the morning. The result of this experiment is all good. 1.We buy a lot less chicken feed. (saves money) 2. The eggs are healthier. 3 […]

August 24, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
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Bad Rooster

I left the front kennel gate open this morning when I took the big girls for a walk. When we got home, the rooster and one of his hens were busily eating the dog food in the kennel.  Not good. It took a while, but after circling the dog house and yelling a lot, I […]

August 9, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Great Pyrs, Herds and Flocks

Dead Duck

Our old white duck died this morning. He was the last of his kind at our farm. My observation is as follows. It is more fun to bring home a box full of baby ducks than to say good by to the old duck.  I am used to see him hanging out in the back […]

July 1, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations, Herds and Flocks

Sheep Wrangling

Today, we get to move our Ram lambs to their summer pasture. It sounds easy, but it is not. It involves loading five, frisky, ram lambs   into the back of our Van, driving them down the road for ten miles, and depositing them at our friends place. When we get there, he will want to […]

June 26, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
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Bunny sitters

Our bunnies are sharing their hutch with baby kittens. The kittens use the bunnies as soft furry pillows. It is too cute.

June 14, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Herds and Flocks