Well, the baby chicks arrived safely at OUR post office yesterday. They are all very happy and healthy. These are all roosters and will be raised as meat chickens. Because we are not certified to process animals, we will raise them to their prime size and sell them live. The buyers will then take them home. Our chickens will be raised free range without the addition of any chemicals, hormones or antibiotics. It is our belief that animals raised in this way are healthier and better for the consumer. Besides, we have so much fun raising them!
The picture of the cows above shows the way we are improving our land. These cows will be confined to this 1-1/2 acres for approximately 4-7 days and allowed to graze. They will then be moved to the next 1-1/2 acre area. The chickens move in after the cattle and fertilize the ground until the cattle are moved again. In this manner, we are improving the land rather than depleting it.
Our two kitties are named Tuffy and Red. We took these in as kittens, along with their brother and sister 18 years ago. They are still pretty good mousers, but are slowing down. I have been asking around, trying to find a couple of good replacement cats. We won't be able to take in kittens because we have 3 big beautiful owls living in our yard. They are great for catching gophers and field mice and other small varmints. Unfortunately they can't tell the difference between varmints and kittens.
The two little dogs in the Kabota are Burner and Tuck. They pretty much run the house but they let us believe that we do.
Burner is 9 years old and a Yorkie and shitzu mix. Our daughter found her on the way to a barrel race in the middle of the freeway along with 3 other pups. They had obviously been dumped as they were way out in the middle of nowhere.
Tuck was born on 10/10/10. He was my Christmas present from Marvin and is Yorkie and poodle.
The pretty flowers are planted in front of our house. This cute little farmhouse was built in the early 1900's. It has been added to and updated over the years. The main room includes the kitchen and living room and is still on redwood piers so it "moves a little" nad slopes ever so slightly.
It's been busy on the farm (as usual). My sister Colleen and I made a road trip yesterday and picked up another 175 olive trees. This will complete our olive orchard. The trees will eventually be trained on a trellis system.
We are also in the process of planting our summer vegetable crop - tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, peppers and many more.
Make sure you keep checking back to see the latest fun at the farm. Click on the button at the bottom of the page to view the past postings and the photos previously included.
Stay safe!
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