Sleeping in on a Saturday morning is always interesting on the farm! We heard a loud clatter on the roof early this morning right above our bed! Needless to say, we were quite startled and I went running out side to see what happened. Turns out the two turkey hens had decided to fly up there and go for a walk! You can hear my befuddlement in the pre-coffee morning video😜[fb_vid id=”1649523731786918″] Source
Little Man really loved meeting the alpacas! We really enjoyed the farm tour at Good Karma Ranch Alpacas for National Alpaca Farm Day! We are now motivated to put the goats to work clearing pasture land in preparation for alpacas (1-2 years down the road!) Source
We checked on the Bunnies this morning and only found one of them there. We kind of think this is a third one, as he was much more vocal and frisky then the other two were. Little Man held him for a little bit and when we put him back down, he hopped away into the woods. I picked up the rest of the log pile and did not find any more Bunnies. Reading up on them, we think these are juvenile Bunnies that are old enough to be out on their own. They would have liked the overgrown woodpile …
Little Man and I were clearing out our fire pit and we stumbled upon baby bunnies! Literally! I was walking around the fire pit to clear out some more grass and as I stepped down and heard a sound. It sounded like a dog squeak toy! As I hopped away in surprise, I looked down and there was a tiny Baby Bunny! Afraid that I may have crushed it, I carefully picked the tiny bunny up. To my great relief, the little critter scrambled in my hands to find a small spot to hide! All its limbs working very well. …
Ethel thinks her big brother, Zach, is a great climbing post to get at those delicious leaves! Also helps keep half-sister Lucy from sneaking in and stealing them all! #goatlife[fb_vid id=”1560923250646967″] Source
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We think the chicks like their new home, however they may not be so keen on their upstairs neighbors! We moved the chicken tractor to the fresh grass at the top of the hill. Then the chickens got to graduate from the brooder onto fresh grass! Within seconds of us repositioning the chicken tractor, the goats took advantage of the new perch to get at fresh greens! So much so that Ethel was climbing on top of Zach to reach the vine he just pulled down! Nevertheless, the chicks seemed quite happy to have the extra space and to start …
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
