The 37 quail are loose in the woods! This past weekend we released the 37 quail from the brooder. We started them in the middle of the thicket with the chickens and goats. They took their time to venture out and hid in some nearby bushes. Now they are starting to explore! It is hilarious to see this seemingly never ending stream of quail wander on by! So happy to see them out in the woods![fb_vid id=”1521362024603090″] Source
The trilogy of the turkeys first day out of the brooder part III! With bags of loose leaf lettuce in hand Joanna went out to the turkeys! Thanks to her skills as a turkey whisper/wrangler, all three are back in the chicken tractor! Earlier today we found the two smaller ones outside the fence wandering around. As they are still hawk bait size, this is not a good thing. Needless to say, we are happy to have them in their safe coop for a little while longer while they grow in size![fb_vid id=”1502633633142596″] Source
So much for a gradual introduction to the flock! We come out this morning to feed everyone and the turkeys were not in the chicken tractor! We’re not sure if the goats played with the latch or what, but the door was wide open. The turkeys seemed quite content to poke around and eat away in the thicket. I guess they will be free ranging sooner then we thought! #farmlife #freeranging[fb_vid id=”1502077539864872″] Source
We moved the turkeys out of the brooder and into the chicken tractor! This will let them get used to being outside overnight and used to the other chickens and goats before we start letting them free range some. This also freed up a third of the brooder, so the ducks got to go swimming again and the chicks spent some time in the sun. Meanwhile I cleaned out the brooder and removed the divider to give them more room. The ducks had a blast splashing around in the pool and the chicks had fun pecking and scratching in the …
The little ducklings had their first swim today! It took them a while to get used to the pool, but after they figured it out, they seemed to have lots of fun![fb_vid id=”1493217894084170″] Source
I came home from work to find a garage full of honey bees!!! After checking them out, I went and checked on my hive and everyone was still there. Reading up on it I think I have a bunch of forager bees attracted to the little bit of wax scent left on the boxes. If they move on out tonight, I’ll have to make sure I put all the bee equipment in a better place then the middle of the garage. It is a little distracting when trying to feed the other animals when several hundred bees are flying around.[fb_vid …
“Nom Nom! I think I shall have a bit of roof this afternoon!” said Ethel while Zach watches on![fb_vid id=”1486777004728259″] Source
Here are some videos of the brooder all setup with everyone in it and Little Man working on naming his French Black Copper Maran. Fun times on the farm! Source
This past weekend we went to Carolina Chickenstock and had a great time! Little Man bought 1 French Black Copper Maran chick and 2 Khaki Campbell ducklings with his own money! We bought 2 more of the ducklings and 3 Beltsville Small Whites turkey poults from Gobble-Us-Up Poultry along with another 13 Black Australorp chicks. Needless to say, I was quite busy Saturday afternoon building a larger brooder with dividers for all out new birds! Our flock is growing steadily! Source
We have baby quail! They started hatching 2 days ago, we now have 17 hatched and in the brooder. They are so tiny and very cute! Source
