Last weekend we butchered our three remaining turkeys, one tom and two hens. Their finished weights (after cleaning and gutting) were 28, 25, and 23lbs. Those are very good weights for Standard Bronze turkeys, one of the larger heritage breeds. The turkeys were seven months old, which is a little older than most turkeys typically [...]
Spring has come fully to our farm. Everything is in bloom and the trees are just about to change from the fuzzy green of new buds to the fully leafed out splendor that will let us know summer is on its way. We are finally beginning our transition from the constant influx of [...]
We went and picked up our little black lamb today. When we got him home, the cows were sooooo nosy, they wanted to check him out. The two sheep didn’t seem to care, so our little lamb has decided to hang with the cows and did so all day. He is very cute, but like [...]
Our sweet Izzy is gone. It was so fast, we are still in disbelief. The cancer ripped through her body, by Wednesday evening an x-ray showed it was spreading to her heart and lungs. We decided that the best thing for all of us would be to bring her home for one last night to [...]
When it rains, it pours. Saturday was a pretty rough day for us. Sunday was cold and rainy, but Mike managed to finish the inside of the new coop for our laying hens and roosters and we got them all moved over. He made an amazing nest box, his carpentry skills are really improving. The [...]