Meander Acres

05/31/2026

The battle with the fox is going terrible...looks like it got possibly 6 hens today, one of which was my beautiful Rosita😢 No more free ranging for the rest of the flock. And we had to reinforce the coop yesterday because it appears a coyote tried to break through the hardware cloth a couple nights ago and almost succeeded. It seems we will have to keep my .22 loaded and ready for when they appear next time.

04/18/2026

My little boy is growing way too fast! Darrel turned 4 months old this week. He had a vet visit yesterday, was 36 pounds and is now fully vaccinated. He is starting to get his adult teeth and the vet thinks he will be 100+ pounds. He has his last puppy class today.

04/05/2026

Not the way we wanted to spend Easter. Marc was admitted Friday and will be here at least through tonight. Severe ulcerative colitis flareups are no joke.

03/31/2026

03/31/2026

1 minute of thunder....it just kept rolling

03/31/2026

I have reached that point in my life when a storm comes, I go out on the porch and say, "We need this." 😄 I remember being terrified of storms as a child and now, I live for a good thunderstorm!

03/21/2026

Took Darrel up to the goats for the first time. This is about as much attention as he paid them. They didn't seem to care too much about him either. And he was a very good boy at puppy class this morning! He is growing fast! Grain free homestead Grain free homestead

03/20/2026

Get back from dropping the youngest off at school and who's in the backyard? Mr Fox🦊😠 This was the first I have seen one since they decimated my flock last spring. I was really hoping to go back to free ranging during the day but that looks like it will be put on hold for some time.

03/15/2026

You know it was a good afternoon when it's 70°, the goat pens are clean, the chickens have fresh shavings, and you are covered in what is probably a mixture of mud and 💩! In my happy place🥰