09/25/2026
Hey out there! How's it been going for you folks?
We're still here it's just been a brutal summer. If you've driven by you've likely noticed we just let the garden go. I filled my freezer with what I needed and the drought took the rest. Now that the mornings are cooler I get a few good morning hours to clean up what's been accumulating for a while and it's nice to be outside again.
So - updates:
Chickens aren't laying right now and it'll be a while before I have eggs for sale. It's molting season so not only do they slow down laying eggs (or in my case, full stop), they also look scrappy. There's feathers everywhere. They are working on growing their winter feathers. We're working on getting them moved into a new and more secure coop and run setup that's mobile so they get the protection of being enclosed but also the benefits of grazing fresh pasture as if they were free ranged.
And they are getting friends. We are raising up 25 chicks in the brooder right now and they are eating voraciously. Little peepes, once mature will also get a mobile coop and run and by spring we're hoping to have eggs without having to put folks on a waiting list AND we'll be able to offer both non-fertilized eating eggs as well as hatching eggs.
Our rabbits are doing well and I'm happy to report no losses which with a summer as hot as this one was, is really saying something. We've had some excellent litters from them and are considering adding 2 more females. If we do this we may consider offering breeding trios but let's get closer to spring before I promise anything.
And for goats breeding season is right around the corner and things are looking good. Spring kids bring chaos first and milk second and I'll be so happy to have milk again. With 4 does out there we should have enough quantity to really brag about this time.
Our pigs are doing well too. At the size they are now, they really eat a lot. I know the feed store loves to see me pulling up. We got 2 Berkshire crosses in the spring and are prepping for a November harvest. This is my first year trying pigs but I feel really confident.
Next year though I think we may take a break on pigs and focus on building a sheep (Katahdin) herd. Hopefully I can get it worked out by spring. That'll be a huge project getting the paddocks expanded but I'm happy to do it.
And that's how we're doing. How about ya'll?
