We finally got a sunny day!! The whole family and farm couldn't wait to get outside and enjoy it on Sunday. However, as predicted, we don't have a lot of colorful foliage. I'm not sure if all the rain and wind washed it all away, or if it's just yet to come. If it gets better, I'll be sure to get more photos, but for now I thought I'd share some of the color we could find, … [Read more...]
Life with Guinea Hens – Story 4
We first decided to add guinea hens to our flock last summer, and I wrote about some of the reasons we did so in our Post “First Line of Defense – Guinea Fowl”. One reason I didn’t list was unexpected for us, and it has turned out to be the most important one – they are very entertaining! While they can be a lot of work – they are messy when raising them in the brooder, … [Read more...]
Flower Friday – Autumn Preview
We seem to be stuck in an endless cloudy/rainy cycle here in New England lately, and I'm not sure what that's going to do for our changing foliage and fall colors. So far we are not seeing a lot, though we are starting to finally get some changing leaves in our yard and around. However, the weather is not conducive to taking photos of it. We'd like to share some of those colors … [Read more...]
Do Chickens Purr?
Watch our video below for the answer! Also seen, while guinea hens are known for being noisy, they have some really pretty tunes they sing as well. Be sure to turn your volume up for the full effect! This video showed all the newest additions to the farm - the young chickens and the young guinea hens. It is the Black Australorp in the video making the "purring" … [Read more...]
Integration is Complete!
Life just got a whole lot easier on the farm with all birds, young and old, chicken and guinea fowl, living together in (mostly) peace! We had the "mini-guineas", now 11 weeks old, and the pullets, now 18 weeks old, together for a while. It seems the chickens don't turn into "mean girls" until they're older! It's said it's best to wait until everyone is the same size, but we … [Read more...]
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