Hi! Hope everything else is going well. Its really not that bad. I was super nervous and grossed out but honestly it wasn't a big deal. Just get everything you need laid out and one of your kids to help hold or hand you stuff. Gather up your courage,start slow and give it a go. It doesn't...
Hey guys hope everyone is well! We have a full farm now with pigs and everything! I managed to get and hatch a few AC eggs and two look really good!
I have a question for you guys. I have 1000s of wild raspberry plants on our property and had a crazy good harvest. I just went out to start...
Hi all!! I had my first hatch in an incubator a few weeks ago. I got these crazy birds from it. have no idea what mixes they are. Hoping the one with gold is a girl. Pretty sure other one is a rooster.
Hope everyone is doing well! Its been crazy here already trying to figure out a garden set up and honey bees hopefully. Here's a little pboto bomb for ya!
Today I butchered 2 turkeys (one is 30lbs! Worried its to big to roast) 2 Muscovy ducks (wax was amazing), and kill 8 meat birds. Only get to eat 6. Somehow two had broken wings that were infected. Apparently the little hop down in meatlocker is too high? Lesson learned I guess. Im...
I have a friend coming over tomorrow that butchers for a living to do the turkey I'm giving my mom for thanksgiving and Im hoping watching him will help me learn to be faster and more efficient. Also going to do a couple Muscovy trying the wax dip method because he hasn't done it before and...
Havent been on in forever! Hope everyone is well! Going thru backlog but I just killed, plucked, and gutted my very first meat bird all by myself!!(sick of waiting for hubby to have time and I want to eat one lol) I've never killed anything with my own hands so it was hard but pretty excited...
We took everything out and put chain link panels all around sides incase thats what he was doing. Its crazy. Thanks for the info. Im so worried about her feet I definitely don't want to think about her being pregnant.
Congrats!!! Theres a really good goat thread on here with lots of helpful people. I had a pretty rough start with goats and just adopted/rescued a girl that is going to be a pretty difficult project to get her back into top health. But having them is great and I wouldn't be surprised if we...
I made watermelon jelly, watermelon strawberry jam, and apple pie jelly last night. Going to make apple pumpkin butter and pumpkin pie jelly tonight. My apple pie jelly is a little loose even after adding more sure jell. Not sure why.
Jam was any easy first one for me but it feels like as long as everything is clean and you follow directions its pretty easy. Im making watermelon jam today!!!
We got at a few days old (which we didnt really realize till we got them home. First one was kinda an impulse at auction. Had planned on waiting for spring) 12 to 18 months is what I understand depending on how much grain I want to finish them. The have hay, pasture and calf pellets right...