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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Chickens Under Heat Lamp in
Great Valley, New York
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Great Valley New York,
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. Great Valley
New York also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Great Valley New York, 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 Great Valley NY.
Baby Chicks Incubator in
Great Valley, New York
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Great Valley New York
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
Great Valley New York * 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 Great Valley
New York * 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 Facts in
Great Valley, New York
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
Great Valley New York 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 Great Valley,
New York Baby chicks are extremely
cute and
difficult to resist,
however it's best to plan for their
arrival prior to you get them. Prepare initially
by collecting not just the
correct products, yet
also the correct
expertise to look after
them. Raising baby chicks is relatively
basic, you merely have to give them with the following: A
clean as well as warm
habitat Plenty of food and water Focus and also
love Habitat Your environment can be an easy box, fish tank,
cat provider, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels and
coverings (with no loosened
strings!) to begin, as well as after a few weeks utilize straw over paper.
Keep in mind: Avoid making use of just
newspaper or various other slipper
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could grow
malformed. You likewise need
something to provide food and
water in, such as a chicken feeder and water
dish from the feed shop, or a pickle jar
cover for food and a family
pet bird water dispenser from a family pet store. Additionally, as the chicks grow older you could present a perch
into the habitat to get them
trained on perching. Warmth To
maintain your chicks heat you need to
give them with a warmth source.
This could be as basic as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style lamp from an equipment store, or an infrared reptile warmth
light bulb also work extremely well (my
recommendation). Chicks need this
warmth 24/7 until their downy fluff is
replaced with feathers (which could use
up to two months). The recently
hatched require a temperature
in between 90 and 100 degrees,
and every week this can
be reduced by
roughly 5 degrees or
so. The heat source need to get on merely one side of the cage
to permit chicks an array of
temperature levels. The chicks are your best
thermometer- if they are concealing in the
contrary corner of your heat
light, you should
reduce the temperature. If
they are smothering each other under the
warmth (not merely curling up),
you have to put some heat.
House cleaning
Cleanliness is key and also it keeps your chicks healthy and
balanced. Be sure to transform
the bed linens
often as well as
consistently give tidy
food as well as water Food and water.
Chicks grow extremely quickly
which needs a lot of tidy
food and water. Give
sufficient at all times and also check
frequently to prevent dehydrated and
starving chicks. Chick food is various compared
to adult chicken food, as well as it comes
in both medicated and
also non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
very first two months, after that
switch to a raiser food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for one more 2 months,
then to a somewhat
reduced healthy protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have levels). Dirt Some chicks prefer to get a head start on taking
filth bathrooms, while others won't occupy that activity up until they are
older. If you have the area in your chick
room, introduce a tray of sand or
dirt for them to bathe in.
Focus and also love There are a
few advantages to spending quality time with your chicks. Firstly, they will certainly probably bond with you and also
not run away as adults. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily as well as
see their habits, you can
catch disease or various
other issues earlier. Watch out for hissing, limping, or
various other unhealthy
indicators. Make certain to
likewise check out
their poop, as looseness of the bowels can bring about matted plumes and also clogged cloaca.
Last but not least, it is important to keep an eye out for social problems, such as the
tiniest chick getting picked
on. Vacant nest disorder So your
chicks are now totally feathered
and also its time for them to leave the
security of your residence
and relocate outside into a
coop. Check out our
section on chicken cages to find out
more
concerning cages as well as
appropriate cage habitats.
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