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Instead of packing…

Posted: Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 @ 12:09 pm in DYI/Homesteading, Animals | No Comments »

In helping a family member I found these ads in a free paper:

Pigs

Red Wattle cross pigs, 7 months, $75 each. 417-683-0018 www.elevenstoneranch.com Ava 46-47p
Tamworth/Hampshire cross sows, $135. 417-683-0018 www.elevenstoneranch.com Ava 46-47p
I went searching for their website because for some reason the address first took me to the ad site. It is here:
http://www.elevenstonesranch.com/home
I […]

First eggs!

Posted: Thursday, September 4th, 2008 @ 4:14 pm in DYI/Homesteading, Homelife, Animals | 3 Comments »

Look what we found in the chicken pen this afternoon…

Our first eggs!!
Current cost about $50.00 each. (chicks, feed, equipment, fencing and such).
 

Lessons Learned

Posted: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 @ 12:44 pm in Lessons Learned, Animals | 1 Comment »

Never check your chicken pen at night in your bare feet.

Chicken update

Posted: Monday, June 2nd, 2008 @ 12:30 pm in Homelife, Animals | 1 Comment »

While we’ve been busy with other *outside* activities the homefront has been busy too.
Remember the cute chicks? They have grown into their own pen. It is not quite finished, it needs a roof to keep out squirrels, wild birds, and stray cats but it is much larger than the swimming pool. The door is […]

Picking up chicks

Posted: Sunday, March 30th, 2008 @ 9:35 pm in 4H, Homelife, Animals | 2 Comments »

Pickin’ chickins bock bock bock…Pickin’ chickins…bock bockity bock…
Guess what we did today?

The crew consists of 3 Black Sex Link, 3 Red Sex Link, Ameraucana and 3 Barred Rocks.*  Each of my 4H crew can choose a group to call their own.  Come fair time if they are all similar they can show as a group […]

Sister’s Eggs

Posted: Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 @ 9:27 pm in Family at Large, Animals | No Comments »

This past year Sister C decided to try her hand at raising chickens.  The broiler that I ate was very tasty and enjoyed by all.  The layers took a bit longer to do their thing.  Sister has just started blogging and is having trouble posting pictures so to lend a hand (and brag about this egg) I volunteered to post […]