Our first Cochin chick has hatched in the incubator, so far only one out of the five eggs have hatched, not a great hatch rate again. Since there is only one so far I decided to try to have one of the Dorking hens adopt the chick, this is the first time that I am trying this. The timing is right since the Dorking had been sitting on duck eggs … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Hunting for Old Fence
This morning Lori and I went out to our parents place to look for some old fence, specifically barbed wire fencing. There are a lot of old fence lines on the property and the majority have barbed wire somewhere in them. I've had some requests for more dragonfly's and needed some more barbed wire to finish them. Want to make your own barbed … [Read more...]
Around the Homestead
New and exciting things are happening on the homestead. Last week was busy and we are still catching up from the few days that we were away (more on that in a future post). We have another set of eggs in the incubator, we are hoping for a better hatch rate this time around. Leighton finished the chicken tractor, it is awesome and already has … [Read more...]
Best DIY Poultry Watering System
This month Leighton has been working on the watering system in our chicken and duck run. We are trying to make our system more self-sufficient and wanted to include rain water as the main source of water for this setup. I am impressed with how it has turned out and how quickly the birds found it and started using it, it is the best … [Read more...]
Garden Picture Update
We finally have warm weather here and the garden has taken off. We are pleased with how well our small vegetable beds are doing. The big garden still has drainage issues that will have to be worked out in the future. There are puddles surrounding the garden and the soil is saturated with water. Thankfully the vegetables are still growing, and … [Read more...]
Weekend Projects
Happy 4th of July to all of our American readers, we hope you are enjoying this beautiful day! We are busy this weekend working on getting some of our started projects done. Leighton is working on both the chicken tractor and the watering system in the duck/chicken pen. Here is a sneak peek of what he's been doing so … [Read more...]
DIY Barbed Wire Dragonfly
With all the rain we've been getting, I have been looking for projects to keep me busy and these rustic dragonfly's were both quick and easy to make. Total time to make these was an hour for the large dragonfly and 1/2 hour for the smaller one, perfect for an afternoon project while A sleeps. If you have access to fields that use … [Read more...]