What a whirlwind of a month! Baby rabbits, chicks everywhere, cob ovens, and planting, OH MY!
We discuss pretty often that up here on our mountain, time just passes differently. It seems like a lifetime of things have occurred since the last time I was able to sit down and write a blog post! We have had lots of new additions and lots of fun doing it! Here are just a few of the things that have gone down since my last post….
We have our first year round employee, we have hired Corey to stay on for the next year and couldn’t be more thrilled with him in general – it’s amazing how quickly farming together makes someone feel like family! Here is the one picture I have managed to snap of him practicing with some of the Owl weaponry.
This is Will, our new Owl mascot – someone gave him to us and when you squeeze his belly he says, “My name is Will and I want to live at Eight Owl Farm!” – Will is just too much fun and we have been letting him hang out all over the farm. Amazing the pickles that gnome can get himself into!
We had our first day at the Transylvania County Farmers Market, what fun! We won’t be back for a couple of weeks due to the increasing popularity of our workshops – but are very much looking forward to get back out there towards the end of the month.
We had our local ag agent, Bart Renner, out and what fun it was to show him around the farm and get lots of our questions answered!
There are baby chicks everywhere! The cold is finally starting to break a bit and they can be outside all day. Looks to be an even split of roosters and hens versus our all roosters one hen of last year, so that’s awesome!
We also have baby rabbits coming out of our ears, but that is a problem we like to have! They are very cute…. as is my wife. 😉
We had a great turn out for the cob oven workshop and now have an almost complete cob oven for our outdoor kitchen, woohoo! It will have its range top and stove pipe installed later this week once it has dried a bit more.
We had our last Mountain Sun Community School Thursday visit last week and we are sad to see them go until next year, but throughly enjoyed having them around in April!
Things that are coming up this week and next…..
Getting a roof on the cob oven — having all the trees on the ground processed — finish putting the garden in — KIM COMES BACK!!!! THANK GOD! —– finishing the cob oven — many new workshops — and more goat births due in the next month!
How is your spring going so far? What are you planting or what do you have hatching/being born?
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Baby Chickens As Pets in
Surfside, California
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Surfside California,
including Sussex Chickens, Welsummer Chickens, Turken Chickens and more.
Be sure to check out the Bargain Specials, as you can combine different
egg layers in smaller amounts and buy as an assortment. Surfside
California also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Surfside California, bantams for sale, ducks for sale, geese for sale,
turkeys for sale, guinea for sale, peafowl for sale, pheasant for sale,
chukar partridge for sale, bobwhite for sale, many different breeds of
baby chicks for sale in Surfside CA.
Baby
Chicks In A Box in
Surfside, California
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Surfside California
catalog is a yearly traditions in many houses. My kids and I eagerly await
the Murray McMurray Hatchery catalog. We love looking at all the cool and
different chicken breeds available. Catalogs are free so head on over to
their site and request one if you are interested.
Typically hatcheries online offer both standard breeds
and bantams. Bantams are fun hardy little chickens, they lay tiny eggs
that kids especially love collecting. Bantams typically weigh less than 2
pounds when full grown. Just like ordering anything online there are pros
and cons to ordering baby chicks online. Pros of buying baby chicks in
Surfside California * Big Selection - If you are wanting a large
variety of different chicken breeds and egg colors, you will find the best
selection at an online hatchery. * Both Bantams and full sized chickens
available * You get to choose what sex you want. If you want a mixture of
both male and female then choosing a "straight run" will save you money
and you will get a mixture of male and female chicks. You can also choose
all males or all females too. * Weekly specials. Hatcheries have sales on
chicks, you are likely to get a good deal if you are flexible with the
breeds you are wanting. Cons of buying baby chicks in Surfside
California * Order early to get the best selection. Certain breeds sell
out fast, sometimes as early as 6 months in advance of shipping! If you
are wanting a certain breed it's best to order your chicks in the fall
before their orders sell out.
Baby Chickens
Black in
Surfside, California
Quantity - you must order a certain number of chicks. Typically hatcheries
will require you buy a minimum of 25 chicks at a time. The number is
necessary for the chicks survival during shipping. All 25 chicks are put
in one small box without heat. They are crowded in the box and produce
enough body heat to arrive in good shape. * The wait - If you choose to
buy chicks from a feed store you will have them the same day but if you
choose to go with a hatchery you have to wait until they are ready to ship
and then wait for the chicks to arrive. Ordering baby chicks online in
Surfside California is easy and has always been a very pleasant
experience of me. It can be a little frustrating waiting for the chicks
but it's so worth the wait. When the post office calls and you hear all
those little "cheeps" or "chirps" in the background you'll know the wait
was worth it! How to Care for your new baby chickens in Surfside,
California Baby chicks are quite
cute and also
difficult to resist,
however it's ideal to plan for their
arrival before you get them. Prepare initially
by gathering not only the
appropriate products, however
likewise the correct
knowledge to care for
them. Raising baby chicks is relatively
basic, you merely should supply them with the following: A
clean and warm
habitat A lot of food and also water Focus as well as
love Environment Your habitat could be a basic box, fish tank,
pet cat service provider, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels and
coverings (without any loosened
strings!) to start, as well as after a few weeks utilize straw over newspaper.
Note: Avoid using just
newspaper or various other slipper
surfaces-- or your chicks legs could grow
misshapen. You additionally need
something to serve up food as well as
water in, such as a chicken feeder as well as water
recipe from the feed shop, or a pickle container
lid for food as well as a pet dog bird water dispenser from a pet store. Additionally, as the chicks get
older you could introduce a perch
right into the habitat to obtain them
trained on perching. Warmth To
maintain your chicks heat you have to
provide them with a warmth source.
This could be as easy as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style lamp from an equipment store, or an infrared reptile heat
light bulb additionally work extremely well (my
referral). Chicks require this
warmth 24/7 up until their downy fluff is
changed with plumes (which can use
up to 2 months). The newly
hatched out need a temperature level
in between 90 and also 100 degrees,
as well as weekly this can
be reduced by
around 5 degrees approximately. The heat resource ought
to get on just one side of the cage
to permit chicks a range of
temperature levels. The chicks are your finest
thermostat- if they are concealing in the
other corner of your heat
lamp, you need to
decrease the temperature. If
they are surrounding each various other under the
warmth (not just cuddling),
you have to include some warmth.
House cleaning
Sanitation is essential and it maintains your chicks healthy. Make certain to alter
the bed linen
usually and
always supply tidy
food and water Food as well as water.
Chicks grow quite quick
which calls for lots of clean
food and water. Provide
sufficient whatsoever times as well
as inspect
often to prevent dehydrated and also
starving chicks. Chick food is different compared
to adult chicken food, as well as it can be found in both medicated and
also non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
initial two months, then
switch to a grower food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for one more 2 months,
and then to a slightly
reduced healthy protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have levels). Soil Some chicks prefer to get a head start on taking
dust baths, while others will not take
up that task up until they are
older. If you have the space in your chick
enclosure, present a tray of sand or
dirt for them to wash in.
Focus as well as love There are a couple of benefits to spending time with your chicks. First off, they will certainly probably bond with you as well as
not flee as adults. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily and also
watch their actions, you could
catch illness or other problems earlier. Keep an
eye out for wheezing, hopping, or
other harmful
signs. Be sure to
also consider
their poop, as diarrhea could bring about matted plumes and also obstructed cloaca.
Finally, it is very
important to keep an eye out for social issues, such as the
smallest chick getting picked
on. Vacant nest disorder So your
chicks are now completely feathery
and also its time for them to leave the
safety and security of your residence
and relocate outside right into a cage. Look into our
area on chicken cages to find out
more
regarding cages and also
proper coop environments.
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