New Indoor Duck Pen
Since the weather is so nice now (for the most part), it was time to transition all of the piggies outdoors into their Piggie palace. So, this allowed me space […]
Category Archives: Homesteading
Krinkles Piglets
On May 20, 2015, Krinkle gave birth to four new little piglets! One is mostly black with an orange and white hand. Two others have a dutch style pattern, one […]
Pekin Ducklings are here!
And 21 ducklings arrived from Ideal hatchery! They are on a three season porch, up on the table, far from Clark. These will be for dog food, so we need […]
Twins!
Well, the incubator was really inconsistent (eggs got up to 106 F), so only 45% of the eggs hatched. To see what happens, I dissect the eggs to see how […]
Hot as Hades
Well, all of the rabbits have moved to the shade, and I separated out Magicians litter. There are two females and seven males. They aren’t gaining well because they are […]
The Hatching Things
Well, the 80+ bobwhite quail eggs that i set a few days ago are starting to hatch. So far, I got 10 of them out. I also have 8 khaki […]
Two New Does: American Blue
The American Blue rabbit is another breed that is on the livestock conservancy’s endangered list. They are a great multipurpose meat and fur breed. I managed to get two of […]
Bunnies!!!
Yesterday, my stupid Crackhead dogs managed to topple over a stack of empty rabbit cages, and knick over a barricade to eat every. Single. Pheasant. Chick. I am so upset […]
Pheasant Chicks Arrived
Just in case my eggs don’t hatch, I ordered a backup set of 25 chicks. They arrived safe and sound two days after hatching. They are now in my brooder, […]
Introducing Huey, Duey, and Louey
It is oppressively humid tonight, and I can see lighting flashing across the Western sky. Anyways, I wax poetic from time to time, but things are humming along on the […]
Five for Cinnamon
Cinnamon wound up with a litter of five Guinea pig babies today! I can’t believe it. This morning, before my cattle herding seminar, I saw she had delivered two, but […]
Two Black Babies for Peaches
Well, Peaches ended up having little piggies sooner than I anticipated. She didn’t look super pregnant. But this evening, I found two new babies that I hadn’t seen before running […]
Amethyst’s First Litter
Well, when they have babies in the back box, it is always difficult to tell exactly how many they have, considering there are like, 500 babies running around. But, I […]
And Again… Magician Delivers 9
A productive rabbitry is very important to stay viable. I have a lot of demand for raw fed rabbits, and therefore, more kits means I can sell rabbits on demand. […]
Rough Week for Producing
I was practicing herding with my dog, and all of a sudden, one of my female ducks lets out a horrible squack, and blood starts pouring out of her leg. […]
Creme had Babies
Late in the night on 4/26, Creme had a healthy litter of three new babies. I pulled her inside to the old nursery, because it was chill, and I didn’t […]
Pheasant and Chukar Eggs
I put 80 eggs into the Styrofoam incubator, and 30 eggs into my cooler incubator. 50% ring neck pheasant, and 50% chukar partridge. The bobwhite quail eggs were candled, and […]
Pebbles had a baby
I found a mostly white baby with a splash of color around both eyes in the front box this morning. I believe it belongs to Pebbles.
Nine Kits for Syren
Syren hadn’t had kits since last December. So, this was her last shot to produce for me, as I have many more solid producers that I can keep. She did […]
Cookie Had Babies
After four miscarriages, Cookie finally carried a group of babies to term, and birthed them. There were four kits total (born 4/24), but one was dead. Two of them are […]
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