As I hinted early last year (here), we have been waiting on the arrival of some special additions to the farm. We’ve spent a long time waiting, but I can finally introduce you to Wally and Tweedledum – the alpacas. These guys have been worth the wait. Not only are they utterly gorgeous …
For those of us wanting to live more sustainably, living on a small acreage, growing your own fruits and vegetables and keeping a few animals is something most of us want to achieve. My partner and I (Bel) worked hard to buy our small farmhouse on 10 acres, and have lived here now for 11 …
We’ve done a couple of posts on backyard chickens – Research into Keeping Chickens and Keeping Chickens; My First 6 Months. Now we want to cover a few important topics to keep them safe and healthy. Predators – foxes, cats, hawks and snakes One of the most important aspects of owning chickens is to ensure …
Back in August 2017 I wrote about research I had done into keeping chickens (here). Well, 6 months down the track I am absolutely loving our girls and am so happy I took the plunge and just went for it. Our chicken coop arrived at the end of August and it was exactly …
As I have mentioned a couple of times, I (Bel) live on a small farm. This is my piece of paradise, the reason I work full time and travel 3 hours a day. I love nothing more than driving through my gates at the end of the day, hopping out of the car and …
After a great deal of mulling, our family has decided to keep some chickens for fresh eggs. But what should have been a relatively simple decision, became months of mind changing and uncertainty as I was unable to pin down a direction to take. The main concerns I had was the type of coop to …
