Category: Farm Life
Best Bedding Choices for Your Chicken Coop
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When choosing bedding for your chicken coop, consider your space, climate, and what will be most effortless to clean. I love it when my backyard farm chores are simple, quick, and get the job done. That’s why I’ll be sharing with you the types of bedding you can choose from…
How to Care for Babydoll Sheep on a Backyard Farm
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I kept seeing pictures of these cute, fat, fluffy, stocky, short sheep all over Pinterest. One day, I started to research these cute mystery sheep. It turns out that I was falling in love with Babydoll Southdown Sheep. Their permanent smiling faces snatched my heart, so I started researching how…
Effortless Maintenance: Easy Clean Duck Coop
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When researching ducks to see if they would be manageable on our half-acre, I read a lot about how messy they are. I was concerned that having a small flock of ducks would cause our yard to smell and make a mess everywhere. I didn’t want to clean up after…
Meet Susan, Our Adorable Babydoll Southdown Sheep
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Well, we did a thing. And that thing is buying a Babydoll Southdown Sheep. Introducing… Susan 🤍 I had been looking into Babydoll sheep, but hadn’t been able to find the right fit. I really wanted a bottle fed lamb because I wanted the bond that comes with feeding the…
How to Care For Your New Baby Bunnies
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Whether you purposely bred your male and female bunnies or if it was an oopsie, this post will give you all the necessary details so you can successfully care for your mama and baby bunnies. Need some inspiration for a birthing suite? Check out my post, “A Perfect Birthing Suite…
A Simple & Organized Solution for Storing Your Annual Seeds
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I started looking this year for an organized method of storing the annual seeds we use. I looked up “seed organizer” on Amazon, and a photo box popped up. Inside this photo box are little boxes where I can put my seed packets. I thought, why not try it? This…
Why Ducks Are Worth Getting
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So you’ve decided to get ducks. You are probably wondering what now. Here’s the thing: when I got ducks, I did tons of research, and many other personal stories I read were the same. The consensus: ducks are messy and stinky but so cute! Was it worth it to try?…
Why We Got A Goose
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We started with three ducks, then got three more. Sadly, they kept getting taken out by owls or hawks, sometimes in the middle of the day. It would suck to be prey… the saying “a sitting duck”… it’s true. We were almost going to give up on ducks, as they…
Chicken Breeds for a Colorful Egg Basket
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When I first got chickens, I wanted a chicken that laid every color. I wanted an egg of each color. I loved the idea that the eggs on my counter could add a pop of color to my otherwise very neutral home. I learned some lessons, though… not all those…
A Perfect Birthing Suite For a Bunny
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We plan our Holland Lop births so the new babies can go home around Easter in the given year. This means that we have to set up birthing suites inside. Once our sweet babies are four weeks old, we put them outside in their birthing suites. At this point, the…