Almost Spring!

YES, it's been a while!  A lot has been happening on the farm, and at the same time, not much has been happening. Let me explain...

So, as most of you probably know, winter is a very slow time on the farm. Very little has happened in my animal world. In the other sections of my life however, it's quite hectic. Since it's been like 6 months since my last post, let me back up a bit. In November of last year, I left my part time job at the pig farm and started focusing on school. This is my last year of highschool and I am very much looking forward to graduating! After that, it's on to college. It's unclear whether or not I'll be able to take classes over the summer, so I will probably be working until fall classes start. I hope to get a job working for a general contractor this spring. Still have to finish up all my highschool stuff though. Nothing is set in concrete. It's all up in the air. We'll see how things play out.

If you're reading this and wondering where I've been, you might want to check out my YouTube channel, as I post much more frequently there: The Road to Someday (YouTube)

Thanks for stopping by!

Seeya

Turkey Eggs!

So, I've been checking the nesting box of the chicken tractor that the turkeys are in every few days. When I looked in this morning THERE WERE TWO TURKEY EGGS! One of my bantams and Lady have been laying for a week or two now but this is the first TURKEY egg! Heck, I think this is the first turkey egg I've ever SEEN! Anyway, SUPER excited (encase ya couldn't tell)! Soon it will warm up to the point where I can get the eggs before they freeze. Then I'mma incubate! I plan to have some hatching eggs for sale sometime soon and maybe some poults too! We'll see... For now you'll just haveta wait...in...extreme...anticipation...

Thanks for reading!
Y'all are awesome!

Seeya!

Quail Eggs!

So, I moved the quail down to the barn. This made it so that I was able to put a light on them. It's been 2 or 3 weeks and they finally started laying! Well, one of them did anyway... I'm sure the others will soon too. The plan is to wait until the others start laying and I'm getting like 2-3 per day (I have 3 hens) and then incubate. I found an old white wooden egg and put it in the nest box down in the chicken coop. I know the days are still pretty short but if one of the chickens does go broody I'll probably pop a few under her.

Anyway, there's the sneak peak for all you bloggers! I'll put out a youtube video later.

Seeya

Ohio National Poultry Show 2016

So, as many of you may know, my two sisters and I went to the Ohio National this year. I had never been to any poultry shows before so it was fun. I made a youtube video and took lots of pictures so now it's time for a blog post! :)

Okay, so, first is the video that you may skip if you'd like. ;)

And now are the pictures. Like lots of pictures. I took around 175 but have narrowed it down to like 30some fer ya.

Alright y'all, that'll be it for now.
There was a ton of silkies and Olive Eggers and lots of standard sized birds too even though I mostly took pix of the cool looking ones.

Thanks for reading...watching...looking...i guess... :) Whatever it is you're doing. XD

Seeya!