A Pregnant Doe
So, i got a free pregnant doe (she thinks) off craigslist. She was bred to a male lionhead previously, and had 5 kits. The person I got her from said […]
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Two New Guinea Pigs
I really got these two girls so I could get their cage… They are my favorite ones for giving the pigs exercise outdoors, and having another is exactly what I […]
The Clarjo Rabbitry
I spent a ton of time in the last week and a half setting up my rabbit operation… Including cage building ( I love wire and J clips), grow out […]
African Mud Cloth: Soil and Art at it’s Best!
African Mud Cloth: Soil and Art at it’s Best! So, I love combining art and soils, and this is by FAR my favorite activity! I have done several variations of […]
And the Incubator is Up!
After the first week of temperature failures in my incubator, (since the temp and humidity stabilized again after four days), I decided to make a better incubation unit. After a […]
Pallet Grow Out Cages
I dismantled two 8′ long pallets with my new sawzall, and decided to use this lumber to create a custom cage rack for my awkward shaped 50″ x 20″ cages. […]
El Monstro is No More: Week 7
Got a WHOLE bunch of work done at the homestead this week! Picked up six free Angora and Lionhead mix rabbits this week for free food, as well as paying […]
Rabbits are a coming!
And there will be rabbits! Here I am, spending my Friday night and tonight refitting and rebuilding my rabbit cages, as I picked up a breeding trio and 16 new […]
Poor Chickens
A lot has been happening on the homestead front. An amazing Pocosin in foundations, free rabbits on craigslist, new breeding stock, deconstructed pallets into grow out cages… a failing incubation, […]
Six Weeks of Crazy, and a Saturday to Forget
This week, I got my Sawzall and angle grinder, so I have been tearing up the pallets needed to construct the new quail and guinea pig cages! YAY! I also […]
Oops…
You know what DOESN’T help with your quail incubation? Knocking your incubation lid into the incubator and crushing the eggs… I lost about one dozen eggs, and yolk went flying […]
Incubation!
So, I had to move the incubation chamber into the spare bathroom with the too small sink and the funky toilet. It is the coldest room in the house. But […]
Houston, we have eggs!
There here! 125 quail eggs (only 1 broken). I managed to get my incubator to vary from 97-101 degrees with around 35-40% humidity, and will be putting as many eggs […]
Sprouting Clover, Fried Quail Egg, and a bad Humidity Meter
A lot of new things have been happening already this week. Pocosin and I are ready for our first ever sports foundation class, I got a new angle grinder and […]
The Continuing Saga of Monster Chicken: Week 5
What a week! From archery, to canoeing, to agricultural history, it has been a great one! The quail eggs will be arriving some time in the next few days. and […]
Adventures off Craigslist & Three New Guinea Pigs
So, today I drove a total of three and a half hours to pick up three free guinea pigs… but it wasn’t just the Guinea Pigs… because that would be […]
Another New Girl, and A Finished Roof
I finally finished the roof of the guinea pig coop! It is corrugated plastic, at an angle (courtesy of a 2×2). This setup is on top of a sheet of […]
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