Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Chick, Turkey Pullet and Ducking Updates.

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Chick update 3 weeks in. Meat Chicks..  HUGE!, feathering out.. going though a crazy amount of food and water and I am starting to see the difference in regards to the choice to sit down more.. I also have had … Continue reading →

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Gal in the Garden Series – Kitchen Garden Update

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

The long weekend has come and gone and we had amazing weather,  our first hot/muggy day, black flies have arrived and a crazy amount of rain overnight.. to this we were able to get a lot of work done.. My … Continue reading →

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Farmgal’s Photography May 16 2019

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Its a good thing I got some photos earlier in the week as I would not have photos for you over the past few days and I will own up that the lovely sunset photo was taken by hubby. I … Continue reading →

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Freezer Paper and Reuseable Freezer Tubs

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

When it comes to meat the answer truly is easy.. use old fashioned brown waxed butcher paper.. The question? Avoiding single use plastic.. This includes the awesome and outstanding shrink rap bags as well as the ones that remove the … Continue reading →

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Fruit Tree’s Nut Bushes and Pond Edging

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Good Morning Folks.. I hope you had a great weekend! We had good weather for the whole weekend, I mean it was spring, moving between to cool, cold with wind and then hot with sun..  Having said that.. we were … Continue reading →

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Happy Mothers Day

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Happy Mothers Day to all my readers.. and a huge Thank you to my Dear Hubby for always making this day special for me.. I am so blessed that you so willingly share you home with all our special “four … Continue reading →

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Chicks have arrived.. 1st of May..

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

The Farm-Hatched Chicks are coming on three weeks of age.. they are a barnyard mix, seven chicks hatched out from under momma hen. Last week, we headed out bright and early to pick up the hatchery chicks, 50 meat chicks, … Continue reading →

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Farmgal’s All Seeing Eye 2019- April Update

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Do you make money? Ya but what did it cost you to raise that chicken? But if you had to buy it, what would it be worth? What do you spend to have what you have? But it does not … Continue reading →

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Farmgal Photography May 9th

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Two mated golden finch pair in the yard.. bright flashes of yellow here and there.. The rare and hard to find on the list bobolink and mate sang for me before heading to the hay fields Total of three mated … Continue reading →

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Gal in the Garden – Rock Garden, Working on the kitchen garden

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Well, its a been a good week in the gardens, we have had frost a couple times so plants are being taken out during the day and brought in for the evenings and or covered an things are still very … Continue reading →

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