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 Chicks House in
Yale, Illinois
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Yale Illinois,
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. Yale
Illinois also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Yale Illinois, 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 Yale IL.
Baby Chickens Facts in
Yale, Illinois
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Yale Illinois
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
Yale Illinois * 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 Yale
Illinois * 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 Quail Chicks For
Sale in
Yale, Illinois
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
Yale Illinois 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 Yale,
Illinois Baby chicks are quite
cute as well as
difficult to withstand,
yet it's finest to plan for their
arrival before you obtain them. Prepare first
by collecting not just the
proper products, yet
likewise the correct
understanding to take care of
them. Raising baby chicks is reasonably
easy, you merely should give them with the following: A tidy and also cozy
habitat A lot of food as well
as water Interest as well as
love Environment Your habitat could be an easy box, fish tank,
cat provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels and
coverings (without loosened
strings!) to start, as well as after a few weeks utilize straw over paper.
Note: Avoid using only
newspaper or other sandal
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could grow
misshapen. You also need
something to provide food as well as
water in, such as a chicken feeder and also water
recipe from the feed store, or a pickle container
lid for food and a pet bird water dispenser from a family pet shop. Additionally, as the chicks age you could present a perch
into the environment to get them
trained on setting down. Warmth To
maintain your chicks heat you have to
give them with a warmth source.
This could be as easy as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from an equipment shop, or an infrared reptile heat
light bulb also function effectively (my
suggestion). Chicks need this
warmth 24/7 till their downy fluff is
changed with plumes (which could use
up to 2 months). The newly
hatched need a temperature
in between 90 and also 100 levels,
and weekly this could
be decreased by
about 5 degrees approximately. The heat source need to be on simply one side of the cage
to allow chicks an array of
temperature levels. The chicks are your ideal
thermometer- if they are concealing in the
contrary edge of your heat
light, you need to
lower the temperature level. If
they are smothering each other under the
heat (not simply cuddling),
you need to add some warmth.
Housekeeping
Cleanliness is crucial as
well as it maintains your chicks healthy. Make sure to transform
the bed linens
frequently as well as
consistently supply tidy
food and water Food as well as water.
Chicks expand quite fast
which needs lots of clean
food and water. Offer
sufficient whatsoever times and also check
frequently to prevent parched and also
starving chicks. Chick food is various compared
to adult chicken food, and also it is available in both medicated as well as non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
initial two months, after that
change to a grower food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for an additional 2 months,
and afterwards to a slightly
lower protein feed or a level feed
(if you have levels). Dirt Some chicks want
to get a running start on taking
dust baths, while others won't occupy that activity until they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
enclosure, introduce a tray of sand or
filth for them to wash in.
Interest and love There are a couple of advantages to hanging
out with your chicks. To start
with, they will most
likely bond with you and
not escape as adults. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily as well as
enjoy their behavior, you could
catch health problem or various
other issues previously. Keep an
eye out for hissing, hopping, or
other unhealthy
signs. Make sure to
also consider
their poop, as diarrhea could cause matted plumes as well
as stopped up cloaca.
Lastly, it is essential to watch out for social concerns, such as the
smallest chick getting picked
on. Empty nest syndrome So your
chicks are now fully feathery
and also its time for them to leave the
security of your house
as well as move outside right into a
coop. Look into our
area on chicken coops to learn more
about coops as well as
proper cage environments.
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