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 […]
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Welcome Max and Ruby
Why yes, I do realize that I am m0ving in 12 days… yet for some reason, I couldn’t resist these two guinea pigs on craigslist. Something about their coloration (roan) […]
More new Babies!
I had a hunch that Cassius was pregnant. I came home today with fresh zucchini and corn husks, and saw that she was much skinnier! I looked in the little […]
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 […]
New Babies!
Well, the first set of Guinea Pig babies are here! Crème Puff had three babies (one died shortly after being born). The remaining two have their fathers rosettes. One is […]
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 […]
Two New Guinea Pigs
I picked up two 7-8 month old sisters, Summer and Autumn. Free off craigslist. They are lovely brown and orange. One of them has smooth hair, and the other has […]
The New Babies are Here!!!
How many urban post offices get chickens sent to them? Walk up to the counter and say “we have the noisy box”. They laugh, and bring us our chicks. Open […]
More Guinea Pigs and a Rex
Craigslist was good to me again. I got another free guinea pig cage, that also had two free hamster cages (aquariums) that I can use for my quail babies!!! Both […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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