W ivory farm

07/25/2022

07/13/2022

We’re doing a thing, so if you see me, give me some words of strength cause I’ll need them 😂

07/12/2022

We’re downsizing, sooo we have some egg layers up for grabs, about 15 of them but will count and grab breeds tonight.
I have 6 laying ducks available, and a drake.
Will possibly have a few meat rabbit does available as well.

04/16/2022

It’s been a long winter on our hobby farm!
We have some great things in the mix though!
We have 2 confirmed pregnant goats due the end of May! Hoping for lots of babies and plenty of milk!
We have a momma hen (Basil) with 4 baby chicks, 9 more chicks thriving at a friends house to restock some of our older layers this fall.

Snowflake has 8 beautiful red eyed white meat mix rabbit babies in the next box, they’re 8 days old today and growing like weeds!
Ester our satin angora is due on Easter and we’re hoping for lots of babies from her as well! And hopefully 2 more does due soon.

We have thanksgiving turkeys ordered, as well as some geese, and meat birds! 😍

10/11/2021

Today we meet Karen the Olive egger, and our big rooster Hoss! He is an austerlorp.

Thankfully, both our farm roosters are excellent at their job of protecting the ladies, but also docile enough to be handled buy both of my kiddos! 💗
No room for mean roosters at our house!

10/09/2021

It’s been a long busy week and I have some catching up to do! Sooo,

This is Terk, our broad breast bronze Turkey.
Terk is here growing up a bit more before joining us on the kitchen table for thanksgiving.
Turkey are my favorite poultry to raise, they have the funnest personalities, and are almost like puppies. Terk will follow us around, sneaking into feed bags, poking people in the butt, pretty much anything fro a treat. Broad breasted breed turkeys are generally butchered between 16 and 20 weeks, and weigh roughly 18-30lbs for females and toms 30-50.
Terk free ranges a lot, eats any scraps he can get his beak around but his main diet consists of Turkey grower, and barley that he steals from goats.

Up next are my goaty girls,
Icee is our oldest at almost 2 years old, she is currently in milk and milks about 2 quarts a day.
She is an alpine/saneen dairy mix, and has really turned into a sweet girl.
We also have her daughter who was born around Memorial Day this may, Penelope has been dame raised and isn’t super friendly, but likes treats.
Penelope is alpine/saneen/angora and will hopefully be bred early this spring.
Anna is our Nigerian dwarf she’s roughly 18m old and is a sugar bug 💗 Anna keeps Penelope company when icee is separated for milking.
We are hoping for ND babies this summer as well.
Their main diet here is local delta hay, alfalfa pellets and some barley. Icee gets additional feed while milking which is a mix of pellets, and grain for milking she has access to this while milking, and while I clean up for some additional calories since making milk takes alot out of their bodies!
These girls also have a dry vitamin mix available at all times, which they eat when they need it.

Shoot me any questions you have! 💗

10/05/2021

Today we’ve been busy in the kitchen finishing up a project we started almost 6 months ago!

Typically when you think devils club, you think ouch! But today, all we’re thinking is healing. The natural way.

Devils club has been used for as long as Alaskans can remember to treat several ailments.

Some include psoriasis, arthritis, and inflammation.
It is also known to possess antimocrobial, and antioxidant properties. Some studies have shown it to help with respiratory issues, and aiding in the treatments of several cancers.

Our salve is made from the finest quality devils club we can find, extra virgin oil olive, organic coconut oil and organic beeswax.

I use this salve on myself, my kids, and have even used it on the dogs to aide in healing.

It is available in 1oz and 2 oz containers.

1 oz for $6
2oz for $10
(Deals for multiples can be arranged)

Don’t wait, last year our salve sold out in less then 24 hours! (Because of our busy lives, we make each of our salves only 1 time per year, to stock up for ourselves, and send the rest to benefit our friends and family!)

Shipping available if absolutely needed.

10/04/2021

Frozen/ blackJack 3 day old babies, 3 whites, 2 blacks!
They’re vigorous and mom is doing an amazing job keeping them fed, as she usually does!

We are very hands on with our babies (and really all our rabbits here) no matter their end purpose, from day one. These babies get at least 3 checks a day, making sure they have full bellies and are staying warm since they’re in an outdoor hutch. Frozen isn’t super fond of the interruption, but she’s easily swayed with a couple sunflower seeds 💗

10/03/2021

Today special guests are Frozen (white) and Dreamy (seal) our rexs!
Rex have AMAZING plush coats, and decent meat qualities! We bred them both last month to our meat mutt boy and frozen gave us 5 beautiful kits yesterday. 3 whites and 2 blacks!
We are anxiously awaiting dreamy to kindle next week! 💗

10/02/2021

Today’s chosen one is our first Satin Angora Rabbit Ester!

She has an amazing temperament and has really grown attached my 4 year old daughter 💗

We have chosen satin angoras due to their amazing wool, and duel purpose meat qualities.

We are hoping for some babies next month 😍

09/29/2021

Today’s announcees are Thelma and Louise,
Our Chinese white geese!

We got Thelma and Louise as adults from someone who didn’t want to keep their poultry over the winter.
They have been an amazing addition to our little hobby. They are very sweet to us, and will even sit with my 20 month old daughter and let her hand feed them.
However, if you have ever been to our house you will remember the “warning squad,” this is however the important job that keeps them here.

We generally use them in our pen with our goats to deter any predators, and it has worked on more then one occasion to scare off a neighborhood dog.

The Chinese white goose lays on average only 100 eggs a year, but they are my favorite, and the perfect size for an egg sandwich!
The k**b on their nose is called a basal k**b, and as far as my research says, only helps in determining s*x and health by size and color.

These geese are 18 months old and will live between 10-15 years.

09/29/2021

I’m hoping to introduce everybody here that lives on our farm individually!
Some will be much easier then others, but today, we’ll start with our newest additions.
Italian and Chorizo,
They are Yorkshire/Berkshire piglets we are raising for the next few months.

Yorkshire pigs are known for their excellent mothering instincts, and Berkshire are known for their beautifully marbled juicy meat. Which creates a mix that grows quickly and efficiently with less losses. 💗