When we added the rabbits to the farm, their play yard took over the area where my daughter had built her fairy garden. I also decided to replace the bulky wooden tomato cages I had built several years ago with easier to store, folding metal cages. Trying to decide what to do with the old …
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When strawberry season is in full swing I have the perfect recipe! Luckily strawberry season & egg season overlap so a recipe using 8 eggs is also great for when you have a surplus of eggs around. But really is there ever a bad time for fresh ice cream?? It is best to use the …
UPDATE: This article was written in 2015 when we first added our bunnies to the farm, we have learned a ton since then! Click here to check out our full rabbit care catalog of articles! Anytime you add a new animal to your family, there is a lot to learn! It’s always best to read …
We built our chicken coop from scratch but decided to go the easy, pre-built route for our rabbit hutch. You can find rabbit hutches at many pet stores, but online will give you the best selection. We were able to find ours online. There has been a successful movement by animal welfare activists to end …
Getting baby chicks can be such an exciting time! You want to believe your older girls will accept the babies and be good “mother hens”, but this is not the case. Your older flock is likely to not share your excitement about these new little pests eating their food and stealing their treats. You …
Tomatoes are probably the most commonly grown backyard vegetable (or are they a fruit?). There is nothing better than a sun-warmed, fresh-from-the-vine tomato. The taste and texture blows away anything that comes from the grocery store! Growing your own opens up SO MANY varieties of tomatoes that you simply can not find in stores. …
Incubating eggs & having newborn chicks around can be a lot of work. Hatching eggs with a broody hen allows nature and instinct to take over all the work for you. Letting the hen care for the eggs relieves you of the chore of tending an incubator, turning the eggs, monitoring the humidity & temperature …
Every chicken owner at some time or another will wish they had a second mini chicken coop on hand. There are so many uses for a mini coop: *hospital coop for sick or injured chicken*quarantine coop for new birds before integrating to your flock*coop for new birds during the integration process*broody hen box to …
When you were a little kid and had a cold, nothing had you on the road to recovery like mom’s chicken noodle soup. Here’s how you can give that same loving care to your sick chicken. This should not replace medical care when needed, but giving a boost to your chicken’s immune system will help get …
I have a large family and there aren’t many foods that everyone in the family all likes. Luckily eggs are one of those things! With all our chickens & ducks, sometimes the eggs can pile up, even with 6 people eating them. Today, I did a quick count and found I have over 3 dozen …