Missing Charcoal!
Sometime Wednesday, Charcoal went missing. Sneaked under the wooden side of the Guinea pig tractor through a hole. She was one of the only pigs that I had that carried […]
Two crop failures….
So, this year has been an awful year for Downey mildew in NC. The sorghum failed because it stopped raining, and the pumpkins were a casualty of mildew. I planted […]
I am an Idiot, Part 2
Well, I am an idiot! Because the temperatures in the incubator was a bit high, I went to put the incubator on lockdown, and a bunch of eggs had already […]
My Screw Up and New Babies!
So, last week, I had my doctoral oral prelims. So, I didn’t get a chance to blog about the twelve new guinea pig babies that I had in the last […]
Daily dose of Cute!
Well, two babies are left out of seven! But, they are out of the nestbox with their eyes open. I really enjoy watching them flip onto their backs to follow […]
New Does
Yesterday, I got 5 breeding age does off craigslist for $30 total!!! (That is a reasonable per rabbit price around here). Syren is a 6 month old American Chinchilla. The […]
Hatching!
Well, I think that the temp was a bit high in the incubator, as the eggs were supposed to go into lockdown today. But, low and behold, I walk in […]
Pumpkin Problems
So many weeds, squash bugs are out, vine borers are out… So, apparently, a weekly neem application isn’t enough. I spent over an hour and a half weeding one plot… […]
The Crazy Realities of Food Production
We are on the verge of starting a new citizen science program in Agronomy with the Girl Scouts. It will focus on local food and poverty, and how agriculture is […]
Boars from VA
And, the final set of pigs I got from VA. The big boars. He is the reason that the babies are super creepy and albino. I really like this guys […]
Homestead Has a Fence
With three dogs that need agility training, rabbits, and guinea pigs to protect (not to mention future quail and meat chickens)… A secure back yard fence is pretty critical. I […]
Not Quite Grown Sows: Part 2
As promised, here is the second installment of the juvenile sows that I got from VA. I think this is all of the sows I got…
Not Quite Grown Sows: Part 1
In order to be ready to breed, a sow has to be 1.3 lbs. I got several of them that are coming up as replacement stock. I have 12 females […]
New Guinea Pig Sows
Guinea pigs, sows, new sows
Pumpkin are Flowering
This week, I got the results of the nutrient probes. Some of our pumpkin plants have flowers already. I have no idea that if this is normal or not… This […]
Incubation On!!!
So, I managed to rewire the incubator once I got the new temperature regulator device. Who’s ready to set some coturnix quail eggs? I got 120 eggs off eBay for […]
Update on Babies
Rabbits have a high mortality level as it is, but the first litters usually are much higher than most. Spytfyre pulled out a ton of fur, and the nest box […]
New Three Hole Rabbit Cage is Done
I finally managed to finish the three hole cage! It’s about darned time! This one is 18″ high, 30″ deep, and 8′ long. Each cage is 32″. Hopefully this will […]
We have babies!
Well, trying to count her babies was a difficult process. Needed to do it so I could remove the dead. She had five babies that I found so far, two […]
Spytfyre is in Labor
Originally, she would charge me every time I would stick my hand in the cage (seriously, I was kinda scared). Now, she has become accustomed to my hand feedings of […]
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