Things Are A-growing!
Between some warm weather and a decent amount of rain, it's been good growing weather. The 1750 corn and sunflower seeds planted 9 days...
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- May 14
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Our First Quail Eggs
Earlier this week the Italian Quail started laying! We've only got a dozen so far, but we're off and running!
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- May 5
- 1 min
1750
Thats how many seeds I planted today. - 750 corn of 5 mixed varieties - 1000 sunflowers or 12 varieties I basically did 1750 squats...
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- Apr 27
- 1 min
NPIP Testing Day
NPIP - National Poultry Improvement Program. Getting NPIP certified has been on our 'To Do List' since we made poultry a major part of...
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- Apr 19
- 1 min
Spa Day for Rocky and Stella
Rocky and Stella, the farm's Great Pyrenees Livestock Guardian Dogs, turn a year-old April 26th. So, they got an early birthday Spa Day....
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- Apr 15
- 2 min
The Piglets are coming, the Piglets are coming.....
One species I have long wanted to add to the farm is pigs. And this week I put a deposit down on that dream, for four Old Spot (British...
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- Apr 13
- 1 min
A Little Spring Spruce-Up
While everyone that comes to visit the farm comments on how tidy and clean it is, I guess I see ALL the things that either need to be...
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- Apr 12
- 1 min
Sand and Water...Sounds like Southwest Michigan.
Drumroll please....the Irrigation Project providing water to the Hoop House and Raised Garden Bed is complete! Thanks to the farms...
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- Apr 12
- 1 min
We Have Quail...Everywhere!
Playing catch-up on happenings here on the farm - I honestly didn't realize it had been nearly two weeks already since it looked like...
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- Mar 24
- 1 min
Got Milk? We Do.
I have to be honest. I've never been a big milk person. I would rather have coffee or tea with my cookies. BUT then I tasted Nigerian...
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- Mar 24
- 1 min
Our First Chicks Have Hatched
Between Tuesday evening and Thursday morning, 18 chicks hatched. This is an 80% success rate. These are our 'Barnyard Mix'. Number 18 was...
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- Mar 22
- 1 min
We Have a Herd Buck - And Those Eyes!
Last Summer we leased Tater from Dandy Hill Farm to 'service' our three Nigerian Dwarf does. I fell in love with his easy-going...
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- Mar 22
- 1 min
Some Like It Sweet - Meet Sugar
Sugar is joining us from Dandy Hill Farm, in Ada, OH. She is a purebred Nigerian Dwarf, will be four in May. She recently gave birth to...
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- Mar 12
- 2 min
We're About to Have a 'Quail' of a Time
Yet another longtime item on the wish list has just come to fruition on '2Chicks And A Farm' This Week - QUAIL! We have a mix of Coturnix...
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- Mar 2
- 1 min
Maddie is on Chick Watch Once Again
It's been a while since we hatched eggs here on the farm. The last time was the eight Grey Swedish Ducklings spring 2022. But the...
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- Feb 28
- 2 min
Here's Our Sign - No turning Back Now.
And yes, I did cry as I unwrapped it, cried again as I walked away after looking at it hung up, and am crying as I write this. When...
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- Feb 27
- 1 min
Bees, Bees, Bees
I'm very excited to announce I've just placed an order for the Bee NUC (5 frames of established bees) that we hope to successfully...
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- Feb 25
- 1 min
Duck and Goose Egg Prices Reduced
I'm happy to report the Antoinette, our female French Toulouse Goose is laying regularly, and the ducks are laying more each week....
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