Kai: Well, it’s been quite the experience hatching our very first chickens. The first batch is a little over a month old, and all four are healthy and robust… but, we think that they ALL turned out to be roosters! They haven’t crowed yet, but their tails are starting to look roostery. They will have to move on to a new home if this is true. 😭
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No more Coturnix Quail
Kai: So, despite hearing much raving about the ease and low cost of keeping coturnix quail, this has not exactly been the experience of ours.
Continue reading No more Coturnix QuailThe Pigeon Siblings and Feed
Kai: These two pigeons were raised from egg in our coop. Their Mother is a pied, blue bar Belgian racer, and their Father is a white roller.
This is why the almost solid black baby came as a surprise! The genetic probably came from the roller’s grand parents.
Pill Bugs can be useful
Kai: Roly poly bugs, or pill bugs, as they are sometimes called, are not actually a bug. They are a “fresh water” crustacean that lives on land.
Continue reading Pill Bugs can be usefulKeepers of the Old Ways 2023
Last week, March 31st-April 1st, we were in Dothan Alabama for the 3rd annual @keepersoftheoldways an event about all things homesteading, survival, and pioneer life.
Continue reading Keepers of the Old Ways 2023Baby Chicks and Button Quail update
Kai: All four chicks have made it to 3 weeks.
Continue reading Baby Chicks and Button Quail updateReconnecting People to Their Food
Greg Miller of Picked at Perfection just put in a new Pocket Garden at the O. J. Semmes Elementary School.
Greg does Harvest 4 Health tours of his urban farm and garden in East Hill to inspire others in the local community of Pensacola to grow their own food and live a more abundant life style. Picked at Perfection is about making the healthy choice the easy choice! Be sure to Follow Subscribe to Picked at Perfection for more content in the future!
Gotta Love Worms
Look what overwintered in the compost pile!
Continue reading Gotta Love WormsMore Baby Rabbits
Our Silver Fox rabbits are in now too! So many babies! 😵💫🥰😵💫
Continue reading More Baby RabbitsButton Quail Hatch
Kai: They hatched early!!!
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