Fall eggs

It has been a very busy summer.  I am back to school and have lots to tell you about my farm.
I got my goats.  Their names are blackberry and Jack.  They are both make goats, which means I can not milk them.  They love bean plants and treats.  They love to get brushed and have tons of attention.  Tons!

Jack.                                                       Blackberry

We have gotten more meat birds and have butchered them and sold most of them.  They taste so good and it is good to know where your food is coming from.
We just ordered more meat birds and a show bird.  I'll talk about my show bird later.
We decided to get a few regular fast growing  cornish cross meat birds and also we are going to try some dark cornish slower growing meat birds this time.  We will see if they taste different.

So I am getting a show bird.  It is a Silver gray Dorking hen.  Her name is going to be Daisy.
This is what she will look like when she is older
I am excited to get her because they are a calm breed of chicken.  They are very good with children and should be a great show bird.  I am going to show the bird at the Allegany County Fair next summer.
The egg layers have been busy laying eggs.  We have gotten between 8-10 eggs per day.  My girls like to free range all day and eat bugs, grass and worms.  They are so fun to watch.  Sometimes they take dust baths and it looks like they are flopping around, but they are just kicking dirt up.
We built a Rooster house for our 2 roosters.  This will be for our breeding stock.  I have Rocky. He is a pure bred barred rock rooster. His temperament is so calm.  Our other rooster is Spock. He is aggressive and attacks you when you go in the pen.  He is a silkie so he is real fluffy.
I hope you are enjoying your fall.
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Have an egg-cellant day
Daniel

Happy Summer

I'm back.   I'm so sorry I haven't posted lately.  I have been very busy with my farm and school.   We just finished our school today so my summer has started.

We changed our plans on the farm.  We now have meat birds as well as our egg layers.  Last week we butchered our first round of meat birds.  It went well and it was fun.  It was fun when it was over.
My dad built a plucker but the motor was to small for the size of the birds.  He is going to get a bigger motor.    Our meat birds weighed almost 4 pounds by the time we stuck them in the freezer.  They are going to taste yummy.  After we eat one, we will have the next round for sale.

This week I am getting goats.  They are two wethered goats, which means they are castrated males, they can't breed.  Their names are Jack and Blackberry.   Jack is a \Saanan and Blackberry is a French Alpine.
My dad and I are getting the goat pasture ready.   Yesterday we were outside looking for electric rope fence from our old horse pasture.  We collected enough rope for the goat pasture.   We need to put in the fence posts today and then attach the fence.   Then it can get hooked to the electric so they won't get out.  I don't want them to get out because they will eat my moms flowers.

The egg layer business has been going really good.   We got a few new chickens.  One is a black australorp.  Her name is Annie.  My sister got a silky bantam, her name is Spock.  She also has two small bantams.  Their names are Duke and Zeke.
We have been getting 9-10 eggs per day.    I sell them for $2.00 per dozen.  I also sell shirts and hats now.   The t-shirts are $15.00 and the hats are $10.00
We give our chickens lots of treats, such as watermelon, cantalope, bread and corn and Kale.
Oh, I forgot to tell you that my most favorite chicken died because of a fox.  Her name was Hannah.

We put a fan down at the chicken coop to keep them cool.   The meat birds get over-heated and can have heart attacks.  They are just fat and lazy.

I hope you all have a very nice day.  Enjoy your summer.

Pet fish

So I have not been not posting because  we are in Florida and I have not been on my farm.
Now on to the fish I have.  I have Guppies, they are fish that you do not eat. I also have Neon Tetras
and two Cory catfish.   Guppies breed easily and give birth to live babies.   Neon Tetras lay eggs on
plants.
My guppy mama gave birth to 18 babies since I have had her.  Only 9 survived because the mom
Guppy eats them if she catches them.   We tried a breeder tank, but that didn't work because the
Babies kept swimming out.
While I am in Florida, my dad is taking care of the fish and chickens and dog and cats.

I have been riding my bike, going to the beach and walking on the nature trail here in Florida.  

Thanks for reading.