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 Order in
Aplington, Iowa
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Aplington Iowa,
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. Aplington
Iowa also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Aplington Iowa, 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 Aplington IA.
Baby
Chickens Hatchery in
Aplington, Iowa
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Aplington Iowa
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
Aplington Iowa * 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 Aplington
Iowa * 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 On
Sale in
Aplington, Iowa
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
Aplington Iowa 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 Aplington,
Iowa Baby chicks are very
adorable and
tough to resist,
yet it's ideal to prepare for their
arrival before you get them. Prepare first
by gathering not only the
appropriate materials, yet
additionally the appropriate
expertise to look after
them. Raising baby chicks is relatively
straightforward, you simply should offer them with the following: A
clean as well as warm and comfortable
habitat Plenty of food and also water Attention and also
love Habitat Your habitat could be a basic box, fish tank,
feline provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels as well as
blankets (without any loose
strings!) to begin, and after a
couple of weeks use straw over newspaper.
Keep in mind: Avoid using only
newspaper or various other slipper
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could expand
misshapen. You additionally require
something to dish out food and also
water in, such as a chicken feeder and water
dish from the feed shop, or a pickle container
cover for food and a family
pet bird water dispenser from a family pet shop. Likewise, as the chicks age you could present a perch
right into the environment to obtain them
educated on perching. Warmth To
keep your chicks heat you need to
supply them with a heat resource.
This can be as easy as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style lamp from a
hardware shop, or an infrared reptile warmth
bulb likewise function effectively (my
suggestion). Chicks need this
warmth 24/7 till their downy fluff is
changed with plumes (which can occupy to 2 months). The freshly
hatched out require a temperature level
between 90 as well as 100 degrees,
and every week this can
be lowered by
roughly 5 levels approximately. The heat resource ought
to get on just one side of the cage
to permit chicks a variety of
temperatures. The chicks are your finest
thermostat- if they are hiding in the
other edge of your heat
light, you have to
minimize the temperature. If
they are smothering each various other under the
heat (not simply snuggling),
you have to put some warmth.
House cleaning
Cleanliness is essential as
well as it keeps your chicks healthy and
balanced. Be sure to transform
the bed linens
typically and also
constantly give tidy
food and water Food and also water.
Chicks grow extremely fast
which requires a lot of clean
food and water. Supply
sufficient in any way times and also examine
often to prevent dehydrated and
starving chicks. Chick food is various than adult chicken food, and also it can be found in both medicated and non-medicated ranges. Feed chick food for the
initial 2 months, after that
change to a grower food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for one more 2 months,
and afterwards to a slightly
reduced healthy protein feed or a level feed
(if you have levels). Dirt Some chicks prefer to obtain a running start on taking
dust baths, while others will not take
up that task until they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
unit, introduce a tray of sand or
dust for them to bathe in.
Attention and love There are a couple of advantages to hanging
out with your chicks. First of all, they will certainly most
likely bond with you and also
not run away as grownups. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily and also
see their actions, you can
catch health problem or various
other problems previously. Keep an
eye out for hissing, limping, or
various other undesirable
indicators. Be sure to
also take a look at
their poop, as looseness of the bowels could bring about matted feathers as well
as clogged cloaca.
Lastly, it is very
important to watch out for social concerns, such as the
smallest chick obtaining picked
on. Empty nest disorder So your
chicks are now completely feathery
as well as its time for them to leave the
safety and security of your house
and also relocate outside into a
coop. Check out our
section on chicken cages to find out
more
regarding cages and
appropriate coop environments.
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