How to Make Potato Casserole with Mushrooms and Turkey Bacon This Thanksgiving we had our own turkeys on the farm and lots of them so we could make our own turkey bacon! This recipe is also a great side to serve at Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving is a time for gathering with loved ones, reflecting on…
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How to Hatch Chicks in an Incubator
Hatching Chicken Eggs in an Electric Incubator: Raising chickens from eggs can be an immensely rewarding and educational experience, offering insights into the beginnings of life and the opportunity to expand your flock. Electric incubators make this process accessible even for beginners, ensuring that you can successfully hatch eggs with proper guidance. This comprehensive guide…
Keeping Backyard Chickens
Raising Backyard Chickens: A Journey from Chicks to Egg-Layers. Chickens can be a delightful and productive addition to your backyard. From the moment you bring them home as tiny chicks to when they start laying eggs, proper care and attention are key to their health and happiness. Here’s a step-by-step how to raise chickens guide…
Paving the Driveway Entrances
At long last we have done it! We paved our driveway entrances to allow for gates to be installed. This was a crucial step in the process of fencing in the whole property since without gates there would be no use for the fence! The process of paving only took a couple days total and…
Naming our Baby Turkey Poults
We have had the hardest time keeping baby turkeys alive, but we have 3 survivors this time. We ordered our first batch of turkeys from Murray McMurray Hatchery last year and that was a total disaster. The turkeys were in the same box as the ducklings and unfortunately the ducks spilled their waterer and flooded…
Awassi Sheep are Finally Here!
Finally, after many months of planning and searching, we got our very first Awassi Sheep! They were very difficult to find as pure-bred Awassi are quite rare here in Texas, but I managed to located a sheep breeder in Hubbard,TX (2 hours drive away). He had a small herd of about 40 sheep, but only…
