It's a Delicate Dance....

This is our first experience with this many chicks.  When we put them out in the brooder it was nice and warm.  We considered putting two heat lamps in with them but having a brooder too hot isn't good as they can huddle in the cooler areas.  Well, last night it got cool.  They huddled under the light and one little guy (or gal) got huddled to death.  So, this morning I set up a 100 watt light bulb in another area so it's warm but not as hot as under the brooder lamp.  sigh.... sadly, sometimes our learning experiences can be harmful to others..... RIP little chick :(

On a brighter note, they are fluttering around the brooder now, happy to have a little extra heat.

Don't Fall In Love.....

The baby chicks have arrived!  Now, I just have to remember NOT to get attached!

Growing and Growing and Growing......

This is my first time using the little peat "discs" to start my garden seeds.  How well they work for me remains to be seen......

Our newly planted Strawberry Plants are doing great......

My Garlic Bed is flourishing :)

Our Haskap Plants, transplanted to their now home on our "back field" area.  They appear to be very happy so far....

Welcome to our Growing Farm!

Welcome to our Growing Farm!  

That could, and does, mean two different things. We are growing as much of our own food as possible and our Farm is constantly growing OR expanding as we add new items to our home grown menu.

This year we are growing our own meat chickens again.  We tried our hand at it last year with just a few.  I was unsure if I could eat a chicken we raised ourselves but it hasn't been an issue.  In fact, now I find it difficult to eat a chicken not raised by ourselves, it just does not taste the same! This spring we are starting with 24, we eat a lot of chicken, and will probably get more in the fall to keep our supply of chicken in the freezer going until next spring.

We considered raising pigs but we have put that on hold until next year.  We have yet to finish our larger coop to house the meat chickens so we have enough on our hands to finish this year.

Last year we planted high bush blueberry bushes, the early plants are loaded with blossoms.  We have also planted Haskap bushes, which seem to be all the rage this year.  Ron just found them interesting when he looked at them last spring, we had no idea they were the "next super food" craze.  We have also added a bed of strawberry plants this year.

Thanks for visiting!  I am new to blogging so please bare with me, I'm learning as I go.