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 […]
Tag Archives: Guinea Pig
Blackberry had Babies
Imagine my surprise when I go out and feed everything this morning, to find a single baby crawling around out in the back pen! I hate singles, because full term […]
Single Chestnut Baby
I am a total sucker for this color of chestnut! This is a big baby, the size of raspberries eight day old. I have no idea who the mother is […]
The Escapee…
So, every time that I go out to check on the males in the growout pen, I am always missing one… He is always running around the pens, trying to […]
New Guinea Pig Diet
Part of designing sustainable agricultural food systems is to test out the best ways to raise your livestock for the least amount of money. I have pellets freely available for […]
Charcoal has returned!
Well, I was out doing some agility work with my dogs, and I see a black Guinea pig hanging out on the other side of the fence, hanging out and […]
Got Some Boy Piggies
Well, i finally managed to catch Pop!!! That only took 4 days. Had to buy a metal trap. She and the other two young females have been moved to another […]
Baby Pictures and an Evil Preditor
Well, I woke up Saturaday morning, and all of my breeding female quails in growout were missing. All that was left was feathers, and a single wing. Whatever ate them […]
Homesteading is Mocking Me
There has been a lot of upheaval on the homestead as of late… What with the buying of a house (long story, and no, I wasn’t breaking any city codes […]
The last set of New babies
Some time early this morning, Brownie had her litter of pups. There were five in it… However, two of them had their guts eaten out, and one of these eaten […]
Another Weekly Update: Week 1 for Baby Chicks
I realize it has been FOREVER since I have done a weekly update. I have been moving a lot of stuff around, cleaning things, etc. I have also been really […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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