Recent content by NewHomesteader2010

Just popping on to say hello to everyone! Chicks are doing well, getting big. Excited to see how big they "finish" out at. Not much else is going on - just been busy with 3 youngsters and a hubby who has been working some CRAZY hours! I've been gone enough to have 30+ pages to read and...

Hehe....I know, but I am suppose to swap them some ducklings for work...they're going to help DH put up the fence around our property and wouldn't let us do anything special. When they saw Cadbury they mentioned they'd LOVE to see some muscovies living by their pond (which is like an acre - I...

Good Morning everyone!! I hope those of you who went to WCA had a great time (that is IF WCA is still up and running...is it year round? I couldn't remember)!! Chickens and ducks are doing well. I am SAD to report that since we have discovered the "nest" of our ducks...they have since moved...

Good late morning everyone!! Sorry I haven't been on much. DH has been working some crazy long hours (70 hours last week alone) - which is great except the baby won't let him hold her or go near her! I've been trying to get our garden cleaned out for next year in between feedings & naps...

EWE...Thank you. That does ring a bell now that I've seen the photo...LOL, perhaps it was last summer that we talked about them?!? Wow, I can't remember a thing anymore. Thank you again!! NEVER knew that. Thank you. Do you put the Vaseline on their combs for protection? Meat Bird HELP: I...

CSB - I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'll chalk it up to my post-pregnancy amnesia....what is a saddleback caterpillar?? I'm afraid to google it...every time I google something I end up getting side tracked and end up diagnosing myself with some rare incurable malady! LOL Good...

Good Morning everyone! I hope you have a great day!! I am spending the day making bread, rolls, English muffins and the like to restock my supplies - I am also recovering from a MESS of a day yesterday. LOL. Every have one of those days where you are frantically running around trying to get...

We too started off brining our chickens because that's what we were told to do. LOL. Once the kind NC BYC'ers told me I didn't have to, we take our chickens straight from processing to freezer (unless we have chicken on the menu that night). Depending on age, we either slow cook them or roast...

YAY!! Good luck!!

Thank you for the information. I am looking forward to seeing how these fill out. I think mine are still on the small side, but from what I've been reading about fermented feed, it seems they tend to be a week behind "schedule" in growth. I'm not worried as we're not planning to process until...

Good afternoon everyone! The FR are growing well and starting to really feather out. I have one that I do believe will either be completely white or 80% white as the feathers from beneath the head/neck are all white. I will try to take a photo, but for some reason they still view me as the...

Awe...if I didn't live so far and had a quarantine pen available, I'd take him...just to SCARE the pants off my hubby!! LOL. He has said NO to all the "unique" looking birds - what a bubble burster! I do hope you find a home for him soon!! On a chicken note: our FR are doing well. I...

Okay...DH is really serious about getting an incubator, so I need an "idiot-proof" (or as close as you can get) incubator suggestion. We're not looking at doing more than 20 eggs at a time (really more like 12 or less). What would be your number 1 recommendation for those of you with...

Good Morning everyone! The weekend is ALMOST here, I can hardly wait....DH has been working so much, I've forgotten what he looks like. HAHA I'm sure I'll remember once I see him on the tractor mowing the grass (the tractor that the more he fixes it...the more it falls apart! NOT his fault...

Because I promised photos!! Cadbury, my handsome drake who is starting to darken!! He's a favorite around here!! Cadbury's ladies!! The "white" one is VERY shy and is at the bottom of the "pecking" order. Our Freedom Rangers, 2 weeks old today!! Another shot of the FR -...