Preface: We got our first hens last year and quickly found out that at times, the hens will peck and eat the eggs they produce…. » read more
Homesteading
July 4th Weekend
Hey everyone. I hope you all had a great July 4th holiday. We spent ours doing busy work. We built our potbelly pig, Bacon, a new pen. He was cramped into the old pen our turkey used to be in. Now he has a pen of his very own. He is so happy. Especially since… » read more
Around the Farm
It has been too hot to do anything in the midday hours here lately. We have been waiting until 5-6 PM to go back to the garden to get weeding done. It was really nice this evening, as it was breezy. A storm is approaching. We took all the kids out back today & some… » read more
It’s That Time Again!
Well folks, it’s that time again. We have been out most of the day planting. And from last year’s experience, we know that gardening & me do not mix. I am hoping to have better luck this year & keep my good eye, haha. We got a few things planted today: potatoes, zucchini, tomatoes, sweet… » read more
New lil Turkey Lurkeys
If you read my previous post, you know that Turkey Lurkey filled our bellies on Easter Sunday. We enjoyed her so much & were so impressed with her size & taste that we bought 10 more. Will went to our local Amish store, Detweiler’s Country Store, last week to purchase more animal feed & came… » read more
RIP Turkey Lurkey
We would like to thank Turkey Lurkey for volunteering, kind of, to be our Easter Sunday dinner. We enjoyed watching you grow & gobble in your pen. When you first came to our home, we had no idea what a birdzilla you would turn into, but we are thankful that you grew big enough to… » read more
Yay for Spring!
I am so happy the weather has finally been staying nice. It gives me a chance to go out & spend time with the animals. Tom, our 2 year old, really enjoys hanging out in the goats pen. He likes to chase Opal, our baby. She is getting pretty easy to catch. We used to… » read more
Out and About
I decided to talk Tom out for a walk around our farm today. I wanted to check on the animals & pat the horses a bit. Unfortunately when Will & I went out earlier, we found our baby billy, Peanut, dead in the goat shed. It looks like he may have gotten smothered as he… » read more
Hey Y’all!
Well, it has been awhile since we have posted. I have been pretty busy with the kids & animals. We have another new addition. Our neighbor called & had found a puppy under her porch, so I offered to take it. I gave him to Ian & he named him Jack. (We had another Jack… » read more
Milk & Bacon
Today we added more to our family of farm animals. We bought 2 new Nanny goats who kidded a couple of weeks back. We bought them & their babies. As soon as the babies are weaned, we will have milk! The man we got them from also has another nanny who will kid before long… » read more
Let It Snow!
One of the many reason I loved Florida was NO SNOW. I grew up in Virginia, we didn’t get a lot of snow but we had our years. I was glad to get away from the cold winters & snow & ice. My 2 oldest children had seen snow before, while visiting their Dad &… » read more
Christmas 2009
Well, the Christmas season is upon us once again. I have been very busy, as has Will. We try to keep Christmas Eve as simple as possible. I made a bacon, egg & cheese casserole for dinner. While dinner was in the oven, we put up the tree. We always put it up Christmas Eve… » read more
