My New Obsession with Quail
I don’t know WHAT I started, but this week, my quail are averaging about an egg a day! Since I got these guys at auction, I am not 100% sure […]
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Outdoor Free Run is Finished-esque
It has been a few weeks in coming, as I have been really busy. The entire dimension is 8′ x 3′ (for a total square footage of 24 feet). Only […]
Dairy Sustainability Made Me Rethink Being Vegan
Originally posted on thecowlocale:
By Kayla Thomas – Utah State University Dietetics Student My decision to become vegan was not taken lightly. It was after much soul searching and research…
The Crazy Experiment, Week 4
I didn’t really manage to get as much work done on the homestead as I planned (I am pretty sure that is a problem with ALL homesteaders…), but good things […]
Citizen Soil Science Rain Garden Day
I realize that I am skipping ahead like seven blog posts… but my girl scouts are doing amazing job teaching younger girls about rain gardens before we plant our final […]
Another Two Female Guinea Pigs
I went to the Durham Hub Farm yesterday to pull some weeds around fencing, and check on my plot sizes and dimensions (I am calculating the amount of seed that […]
Another Free Guinea Pig
Egg: This is my first long haired girl. I already have a Cadbury and a Creme, so, it is fitting to get an egg into the equation. She is about […]
Week 3 on the Urban Farmstead…
I realize that last week, I didn’t do my weekly update until like, Thursday. I was sick. I am still sick now, but at least I am moving again! I […]
Introducing Four New Guinea Pigs
So, this weekend I SCORED on Craigslist! A 5’x2′ cage with all of the trimmings (multiple levels, nail clipper, several food dishes, water dishes, play pen, food, hay, bedding, etc.) […]
My New Guinea Pig Girl
Last night (Wednesday), I drove down to Holly Springs, NC to pick up a 6-7 month old female from craigslist. She had a litter already (the family was told by […]
On the Farm, Week 2
Last Sunday, we went back to the auction and picked up 11 quail (Coturnix). There were three males, and 8 females (I THINK, I can’t vent sex for the life […]
Starting on the Free Range: Guinea Pigs that is.
So, last week after getting a female guinea pig at our livestock auction, I did some research and decided that they would be an amazing animal to free range, as […]
Apartment Acres is Baaaa-aack!
Well, I suppose that it can’t be apartment acres, as we now live on like, 0.75 acres… so it is appropriate for us to have birds now. After a lovely […]
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