Our newest babies have arrived, born to a mother who went on the lam to nest and give birth. She returned to the rest of the pig tribe after spending a week or so hidden deep in our woods! Now the piglets are part of the pig tribe and can often be found sleeping on top of a big pile of pigs overnight. So hilarious!
Our first batch of Pekin ducklings has arrived for 2018, and they sure are cute! There isn’t much that’s cuter than a baby duck!
All baby chicks, ducklings, and poults need heat lamps, a dry, wind-free place to sleep, the proper amount of space, bedding of some sort, food, and water. It’s up to you how you create your brooder. Our brooders are located outdoors, and the ducklings have an open-air strip in the front of theirs, so that when they undoubtedly get their world wet and messy, the hardware cloth allows for spills to slip through. We learned the hard way that ducklings are far messier than chicks or poults, and our new brooder design helps them stay dry and clean!
This video is short and sweet and simple. Filmed just the other day, after a 4-inch snow, the cows met us at the fence for some snacks. Meet our newest herd member, bull calf Ron!
This video shows our cute and active Red Ranger chicks—the first batch of 2018.
Our Red Ranger chicks spend the first few weeks of their life in a warm brooder, and At about 3 weeks old they move outside to pasture. Right now they’re small and don’t eat very much food, but they won’t stay little for long. In a few months they’ll be mature, large roosters. Amazing!
In this video, we wanted to share with you our reflections on being working farmers, and how juggling a baby and work tasks work out. This video is especially catered towards other farmers who are considering growing their human families… Giving them a few insights about how to include your baby in your farm life from the beginning!
Sometimes we forget to videotape our breeding flock of turkeys during their “carefree” season: winter. As usual, the males spent most of the day showing off for each other, while the females were off in search of snacks. You can hear Emma gobbling on this video to motivate the toms to respond. They sure are some fun, noisy critters.
Our 2-month-old son, Uhtred, loves being outside! He’s met all of the animals, and the turkeys are his stand-out favorites. He loves the noise! Check out this video of our pasture-raised. free-range, non-GMO heritage turkeys being herded around the yard by Uhtred!
Now that the turkeys are reaching maturity, the toms are getting frisky and excited to battle each other for hen affection. Even though the hens ignore the boys, the toms sure do have fun messing with each other!
Our trio of geese stand guard over our free range, pasture raised flock of Red Ranger broilers. Their presence protects from aerial predators and they deter four-footed creatures with their ridiculously loud honking! Check out this video to hear them sound the alarm, even though it’s only us approaching. Good job, geese!
Being a farmer: hard.
Being a pregnant farmer: Waaay harder!
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