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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Morris, Oklahoma
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Morris Oklahoma,
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. Morris
Oklahoma also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Morris Oklahoma, 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 Morris OK.
Baby Chickens
And Ducks For Sale in
Morris, Oklahoma
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Morris Oklahoma
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
Morris Oklahoma * 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 Morris
Oklahoma * 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
Morris, Oklahoma
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
Morris Oklahoma 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 Morris,
Oklahoma Baby chicks are really
adorable and also
hard to withstand,
yet it's ideal to prepare for their
arrival prior to you obtain them. Prepare initially
by collecting not only the
right products, but
likewise the correct
expertise to take care of
them. Raising baby chicks is reasonably
straightforward, you simply have to offer them with the following: A
clean and cozy
environment A lot of food and water Interest and also
love Habitat Your habitat could be a basic box, aquarium,
cat provider, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels as well as
coverings (without loosened
strings!) to start, as well as after a few weeks make use of straw over newspaper.
Note: Avoid utilizing only
paper or various other slipper
surfaces-- or your chicks legs can grow
malformed. You additionally need
something to dish out food and
water in, such as a chicken feeder and water
recipe from the feed store, or a pickle container
lid for food and also a family
pet bird water dispenser from an animal store. Additionally, as the chicks get
older you can introduce a perch
right into the environment to get them
trained on setting down. Warmth To
keep your chicks heat you have to
offer them with a heat source.
This can be as straightforward as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp design light from an equipment shop, or an infrared reptile heat
bulb also function effectively (my
recommendation). Chicks need this
warmth 24/7 till their downy fluff is
changed with feathers (which can use
up to 2 months). The recently
hatched out require a temperature level
in between 90 and 100 levels,
and also weekly this can
be reduced by
roughly 5 levels or
so. The warmth resource must get on just one side of the cage
to enable chicks a variety of
temperatures. The chicks are your ideal
thermostat- if they are hiding in the
other corner of your heat
light, you have to
reduce the temperature. If
they are smothering each other under the
heat (not just curling up),
you should include some heat.
House cleaning
Cleanliness is essential as
well as it maintains your chicks healthy. Make sure to transform
the bedding
typically and also
constantly give tidy
food and water Food and also water.
Chicks grow quite fast
which requires lots of tidy
food and also water. Supply
sufficient at all times and also examine
typically to
stop thirsty and
starving chicks. Chick food is different compared
to adult chicken food, and it is available in both medicated and
also non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
initial 2 months, after that
switch to a raiser food (~ 17 %
protein) for an additional 2 months,
then to a slightly
reduced healthy protein feed or a level feed
(if you have layers). Soil Some chicks like to get a running start on taking
filth bathrooms, while others won't use up that task till they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
room, present a tray of sand or
dust for them to bathe in.
Interest and also love There are a couple of benefits to spending time with your chicks. Firstly, they will probably bond with you as well as
not escape as grownups. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily as well as
enjoy their habits, you can
catch health problem or various
other problems previously. Keep an
eye out for wheezing, limping, or
other unhealthy
indicators. Make sure to
additionally take a look at
their poop, as looseness of the bowels can result in matted plumes and also stopped up cloaca.
Lastly, it is essential to watch out for social issues, such as the
tiniest chick getting badgered. Empty nest disorder So your
chicks are now fully feathered
and its time for them to leave the
safety of your residence
as well as move outside into a cage. Check out our
area on chicken cages for more information
regarding cages and also
proper coop habitats.
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