I still quite enjoy seeing the photos of the animals; the chickens and the pigs are my favorite.
When I am visiting my brother/tending his chickens I am amazed how the little dinosaurs eat almost anything. No table waste at all. I suppose this goes for pigs too?
I saw a wedge tail eagle trying to get our goose chicks the other day. Mum and dad goose were amazing! It was the racket that I heard so I jumped in the buggy to get to them and the eagle flew off. They are a massive bird and I was so impressed with the geese. I should use them as a guardian animal with our goats when they kid. The eagles will take them!
I have had eagles take peacocks here too. Plus my chicks. But horrifying to hear they will take a kid. When we had Guinea fowl they were an amazing alarm system!
I do try to eat only pasture raised meat because of the increased omega 3s. I have also been told that the rumen in cows is changed when they're on a grain based diet, no longer able to eliminate the e coli that a grass fed cow can. I did not know that about the eggs so I'm very happy that my girls are fed organic feed and free range.
I learned something new today- I know that Omega 3 is essential but I did not know that overdoing the 6 can heighten inflammation. I am not one to purposefully use those oils or eat foods high in them either- but the eggs surprised me. Perhaps it's a good thing they are almost too expensive to buy for those of us who do not have our own chickens. I have cut way back on eggs.
The walk about was hilarious today. The white chickens seemed rather puzzled by their Pop in visitor :)
Really?! We keep getting the message "it's because of the bird flu, so shortages...". At the cheapest that I have found a dozen is about 4.00. Organic/cage free/etc and the price almost doubles in the store. I have not actually looked at old receipts but I would bet about 6 months ago I could get 18 eggs for just over 3.00. No one has backyard chickens here anymore either or I would be knocking on doors trying to work out a deal on eggs ;)
They are so funny. From never escaping to doing so twice. I hope they haven’t acquired the taste for it. Such a good way of seeing the farmy, thank you. Hope your microphone pleases you when you get it.
They are so naughty! That is the second time they have escaped in two days! I am not even sure how they got out OR how that one got in with the white chickens!! But funny. It was as though they listened to me telling Bo we were doing the walkabout so they staged an EVENT! I need to learn more about self publishing - these fellows would make a great kids book!
I stumbled upon a video by a pig farmer in Canada who spoke of Omega-3s in his hogs. He ferments their grains, in addition to pasture (they love cattail roots!) but what you reminded me of is that he skims duckweed from his pond for them like you do pond grass for your chickens.
I'm not sure if my chickens are too spoiled (likely) or too old to learn new tricks, but they don't care at all about the pumpkins I've given them.
A farmer up the road here retires the layers from their flock going into their third winter. This year, he dropped them at my house and we harvested them for winter stews and tacos and broth. Their fat was like the brightest sunshine and as I said thank you and goodbye to each one, I felt all the reverence for the balance of nature. Someday, I may have the space to retire more than just ours (going into their third winter and looking forward to their fourth spring.) But I was grateful to be able to save his birds hours in a truck before a long wait in a scary place. They heard the cottonwood sing them along.
I still quite enjoy seeing the photos of the animals; the chickens and the pigs are my favorite.
When I am visiting my brother/tending his chickens I am amazed how the little dinosaurs eat almost anything. No table waste at all. I suppose this goes for pigs too?
Pigs hate onions and capsicums!! 😂 other than that - yup pretty much everything!
I saw a wedge tail eagle trying to get our goose chicks the other day. Mum and dad goose were amazing! It was the racket that I heard so I jumped in the buggy to get to them and the eagle flew off. They are a massive bird and I was so impressed with the geese. I should use them as a guardian animal with our goats when they kid. The eagles will take them!
I have had eagles take peacocks here too. Plus my chicks. But horrifying to hear they will take a kid. When we had Guinea fowl they were an amazing alarm system!
We like our Guinea fowl too! But they’re always calling an alarm about something 🙄
I do try to eat only pasture raised meat because of the increased omega 3s. I have also been told that the rumen in cows is changed when they're on a grain based diet, no longer able to eliminate the e coli that a grass fed cow can. I did not know that about the eggs so I'm very happy that my girls are fed organic feed and free range.
Huh. That is interesting about the rumen. I did not know that.
Love seeing the animals on your farm., and how you give them all their individuality! 🥰
They all have their own personalities. Farming on a small scale like this is so entertaining! Thank you for popping in!
That bit about the omega-3 to omega-6 ratio was super interesting Cecilia. I had no idea that pasture-raised meat could have so much more omega-3.
I love how you explained the science behind why autumn sunsets are so vibrant.
Thanks for sharing all this.
I hope you have a fantastic week friend :)
I am really enjoying writing my newsletters. After all - who knows what the future holds!! Thank you and Happy Monday.
If your piggies eat all my veggies... Can I skip them? 😂
My IBS makes fruit and veg a bit of a minefield, but I do enjoy them!
Do you eat eggs and meat? I know you are good with coffee! 😂
I learned something new today- I know that Omega 3 is essential but I did not know that overdoing the 6 can heighten inflammation. I am not one to purposefully use those oils or eat foods high in them either- but the eggs surprised me. Perhaps it's a good thing they are almost too expensive to buy for those of us who do not have our own chickens. I have cut way back on eggs.
The walk about was hilarious today. The white chickens seemed rather puzzled by their Pop in visitor :)
Eggs are not expensive out here though. Horribly expensive in NZ and only in boxes of 10 now!
Really?! We keep getting the message "it's because of the bird flu, so shortages...". At the cheapest that I have found a dozen is about 4.00. Organic/cage free/etc and the price almost doubles in the store. I have not actually looked at old receipts but I would bet about 6 months ago I could get 18 eggs for just over 3.00. No one has backyard chickens here anymore either or I would be knocking on doors trying to work out a deal on eggs ;)
it's like you're dealing with a gaggle of crazy toddlers )
gaggle being the operative word!!😀
They are so funny. From never escaping to doing so twice. I hope they haven’t acquired the taste for it. Such a good way of seeing the farmy, thank you. Hope your microphone pleases you when you get it.
I need one to please you all too. My voice is so muffled when I am walking with the phone! Let’s hope it works.
"And this little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home." I loved this video. xo
They are so naughty! That is the second time they have escaped in two days! I am not even sure how they got out OR how that one got in with the white chickens!! But funny. It was as though they listened to me telling Bo we were doing the walkabout so they staged an EVENT! I need to learn more about self publishing - these fellows would make a great kids book!
They certainly would.
I stumbled upon a video by a pig farmer in Canada who spoke of Omega-3s in his hogs. He ferments their grains, in addition to pasture (they love cattail roots!) but what you reminded me of is that he skims duckweed from his pond for them like you do pond grass for your chickens.
I'm not sure if my chickens are too spoiled (likely) or too old to learn new tricks, but they don't care at all about the pumpkins I've given them.
A farmer up the road here retires the layers from their flock going into their third winter. This year, he dropped them at my house and we harvested them for winter stews and tacos and broth. Their fat was like the brightest sunshine and as I said thank you and goodbye to each one, I felt all the reverence for the balance of nature. Someday, I may have the space to retire more than just ours (going into their third winter and looking forward to their fourth spring.) But I was grateful to be able to save his birds hours in a truck before a long wait in a scary place. They heard the cottonwood sing them along.