They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Our egg ducklings are now three weeks old, and the weather is nice and warm. We are moving them out of the brooder! By the bucketload! They will be locked in the duck-mobile for the next couple of weeks, though. They are too small to be running around without overhead cover. They are just snack-sized… Continue reading Moving the Egg Ducks
Now that the meat ducks are out on the pasture, we have put our brooder back into business. This time, we are raising egg ducks. We bought 4 Khaki Campbells known for good egg laying abilities. Then Ellie asked if she could have a "show duck." So we got her a little Magpie hen. They… Continue reading New Egg Ducks
Some time last week: Mommy: "The ducks are checking out the duckmobile! The two white ones were even going in the laying boxes!" Later that day: Seppi was upset that Winnie was using HIS yellow wheelbarrow. Until I told him he was big enough to use the big green one! Then it was a race!… Continue reading Duck Eggs!
Tuesday we spent the whole day at the farm. It was a light school day, and we had people coming over to pick up their turkeys for Thanksgiving, so it made sense to make if a farm day. Rocking the cool farmer look. We checked on our ducks in the garden. They were still hiding… Continue reading Ducks in the Garden
We pulled the last of the pumpkins and winter squash off the garden on Monday of this week. First we tried to liven up the ducks a little. Since we put them in the garden area on Saturday they have been huddling along the fence on the east side of the garden, mostly hiding under… Continue reading Last of the Pumpkins
Little Farm in the Big City 