Hey all I ordered some nipple waterers from Amazon for my flock and going to use them for my rabbits too. Here they are:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CF6N9J6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Didn't notice before I ordered them that they are 5/16" which is hard to find...
Ok so last weekend we decided our 10 black swedes were old enough to finally go out to the pond and their permanent place of residence. I built them a duck house with a sliding front door, bedded them down for the first night and then came the big day! We let them out (or at least opened the...
Hey all, my wife and I are starting to get everything ready for next year (yes it is time already!). Anyway we do everything by the BOFF principle around here. Careful. get your mind out of there! BOFF stands for Beautiful. Organized. Frugal. Functional. So we are going to plant everything...
Hi all, I have to admit that I have dreamed of having a self sufficient farm since I was a young boy. Since I am now having "anniversaries" of my 38th birthday that has been a long time. I was an Army brat and then joined the Navy after college (Clemson - Go Tigers!) so it has taken me a long...
Hey everyone I am about to be the proud owner of 12 Black Swedes and need to start looking at fencing options. First let me say that they will be in an area of about 227'x330'x330'x511'...kind of a trapezoid. Anyway, there is a pond in the middle of about 1/2 acre and some of it is wooded as...
Hi all, this is my second post as I just introduced myself with my first. Anyway I have a new place that is just dying to have some ducks on it. It has about a half acre pond and I plan on fencing off another 1.5 acres to give them plenty of room. Some of it is wooded (about 0.5 acres)...
Hello everyone well I guess this is the place to introduce ourselves. My wife and I finally made the commitment to buy the farm we have always wanted. Started out looking for 3-5 acres but soon realized if we lived just a littttle farther out we could get a bigger place. We closed on our...