See the organically raised chickens at Exotic Gardening Farms & Wildlife Habitat inside their chicken coop.
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This video is the third in a series – 30 videos in 30 days – for the NaBloPoMo Video Bloggers Group November challenge. There are two videos today. One is really short and one is longer. Leonardo, the angora buck, decided to attack me this morning while I was filming, so I had to stop and start the video several times while trying to deal with him and remind me I was the “head goat,” LOL!
Beauty Running
The Critters
Filed under Cast of Characters, Chickens, Dairy Goats, Fiber Goats, Goats, Horse, Poultry by on Nov 3rd, 2010. 1 Comment.
Most of the grass in the main pasture has been ate by this time of year. There are smaller, alternate pastures that still have grass in them, and a few cockleburs, which is how some ended up in Beauty’s mane. The chickens, duck, goats, sheep and horse are all in this video. They are getting their winter coat, so they look a bit shaggy!
Filed under Cast of Characters, Chickens, Dairy Goats, Ducks, Fiber Goats, Goats, Horse, Leicester Longwool, Podcast, Poultry, Sheep by on Nov 2nd, 2010. Comment.
I was looking up candling tonight online when I came across a video that showed a chick moving inside an egg. My goal was to figure out why I could not see veining in my eggs until it was almost hatching time. The reason – the light I was using to candle with was too weak!
So, I took the heat lamp off the turkeys, put it inside a cardboard box I had punched a tiny hole in and set it up in the bathroom. I then went into the bathroom with an egg and laid the egg on top of the hole. Low and behold there was the veining! Wow! I had just candled with my other lamp and did not see it.
As I watched the egg I saw movement! How cool was that! Yes, there is a live chick in the egg, and yes, at seven days it does move!
I did not get to watch long as the light was quickly heating up the cardboard and I did not want a fire. However, after seeing this, I will be asking someone to build me a wood box with a stationary lamp that will not overheat.
Looks like in a few more days we will be adding 30 new babies to our flock!
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I sure didn’t intend all these little Guinea to hatch, but momma sure did! She hid her nest in a tall pile of weeds. I knew she was missing but could not find her. One day I went out and there were tiny keets behind her. It took several more days to locate the nest. Most of these she hatched but once I located the nest I took the eggs and finished them up in the incubator.
I guess you just never know what is going to happen on a farm!
Sheri
Filed under Guinea, Poultry by on Nov 2nd, 2009. 7 Comments.
Last night I went out to pick up an older Peahen and a Royal Palm Turkey. I had tried to raise both from babies and did not have success. I put them both in the chicken coop with the chickens, ducks and guineas. So far, so good. They seem to like being in the coop more than being out of the coop which really suprises me given it is hotter inside than out and also darker.
Later today, once it begins to cool down, I will head out to the garden to check on the new plants I added. I planted more butterfly bushes, the rainbow knock out rose and a few assorted perennials. I was hoping to get more weeding done before winter but I am not going to hold my breath on that. The weather is either hot and dry or cool and rainy this year and neither of those conditions make good weeding weather.
Sheri
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What a long day it has been here at the farm. The day begins quite early with milking, processing the milk, feeding Beauty the horse, the rabbits, chickens, guineas, turkeys and ducks.
Today I acquired a new female rabbit. She is not an angora but should keep Prince happier than he was since he had no other rabbits for companions previously.
Our two turkeys, Hobbles and Goobles, seem to be adjusting well. Friday I should be getting some more turkeys. I am hoping to get around 20 this year.
Beauty let me brush her quite a while today. I was able to brush the area where her saddle would go. This was the first time I was able to brush there for an extended amount of time. She seems to be adjusting quite well to her stall.
Darla is producing a lot more milk and we are planning to get some more female goats by June.
My garden is blooming dandelions! Seriously! They have already got way ahead of me this year. I did some weeding and fed the weeds to the chickens who had a hey day with them.
This coming Saturday is the native plant auction in Indianapolis. I am considering going but have not made a definate decision yet.
Filed under Chickens, Dairy Goats, Goats, Horse, Poultry, Rabbits, Turkeys by on May 9th, 2007. Comment.
It has been another rainy day here. I went out to see Beauty this morning and found out her name was Dolly. The previous owner stopped by and told Marie that yesterday. I am going to leave it up to Sarah what we will call her from here on out.
In addition to the Cardinal family living here I now have a Blue Jay family too. I haven’t found their nest yet but have seen the male and female frequently.
Darla and Mr. Buck have been fussier than usual due to being cooped up inside because of all this rain. They have decided they do not like the grass hay so I filled their hay feeder with the alfalfa hay. Animals can be really picky sometimes! When they first came the grass hay was fine!
A few of the chickens ventured out today and of course, Sunshine the duck who loves rain. Kim said she expected the turkeys and ducks to be ready sometime Sunday. I can’t wait! She is hatching some Polish Chicks for me as well. She found a trio of Showgirls for me too! I can’t wait to get those.
Filed under Chickens, Dairy Goats, Ducks, Goats, Horse, Poultry by on Apr 27th, 2007. Comment.
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