
IT’S GOING TO BE A FANTABULOUS 2021! JOIN US ON OUR JOURNEY
## Introduction The farm is now in a very interesting location due to the fact that we have no top soil, yet….Well, I have started manifesting soil….with the help of the pigs and chickens. If you know me you know my “Happy, Healthy, Safe and Strong” moto. As a parent, my job is to make sure my ki...
Introduction
The farm is now in a very interesting location due to the fact that we have no top soil, yet….Well, I have started manifesting soil….with the help of the pigs and chickens. If you know me you know my “Happy, Healthy, Safe and Strong” moto. As a parent, my job is to make sure my kids are Happy, Healthy, Safe and Strong. So they can grow up to be HHSS. Then when they have children they can be, you guessed it, HHSS. Well, I have approached my farm with the same philosophy. I want the plants, animals (large and microscopic), insects (beneficial and sometimes not so much), fungus (edible to working), soil (and it’s biome), water (and it’s biomes), and even bacteria working for the farm, to be HAPPY, HEALTHY, SAFE, AND STRONG. To that end and for the For the Love of Experiments…This year I will share experiments and experiences here on the farm. Should be exciting (finger crossed). We’ll have Coffee with Critters and put our Hands in the Dirt. I’m going to share with you some of the ways we Close the Gaps and try some new ways to stack farm enterprises without breaking the back. We have an awful lot to do, but I have learned to Keep it Simple Sally and encourage you to do the same. Because at the end of the day we want to look out over our farm and Enjoy the View!
First Spring Flowers: Native Wildflowers and Foraging
Where to Go Next
Cold Stress and Chickens
## Introduction According to Gail Damerow, in The Chicken Health Handbook, a chicken’s body temps for chickens runs between 105F and 107F (40.6C and 41.7C). When a chicken goes without food for a day, their body temps can drop 2.5F (1.4C), and another degree for every day without food. Howeve...
Precision Supplementation for Waterfowl
## A Deep Dive for Serious Keepers\\ If you’re raising ducks, geese, or specialty breeds like Muscovies or Mandarins with long-term performance in mind, you already know that general feed isn’t enough. Strategic supplementation is key to optimal growth, fertility, disease resistance, and egg qualit...
WHAT STOREY’S IN THE DIRT MEANS TO ME.
## Introduction 1\. **The dirt under my nails** and in the creases of my hands after a day of working in the soil. 2. The joy I feel when **my kids** work the farm with me. 3. Every wonderful, painful, new **experience** that adds to our own stories. 4. All the wonderful and some not so wonderf...