Tips, tricks, and advice on caring for farm animals
Ducks are one of my absolute weaknesses, I love their sweet little faces. The ladies at our local feed store always chuckle when they see me because they know I have the will power of a bubble in a hurricane and if I even look something fluffy or fuzzy is coming home with me. I know, I’m horrible but honestly, ducks are so much fun to keep, and they are so easy to take care of. They are actually super smart and have so much personality!
We love our feathery friends at the Cottage, they are so fun to keep, and their antics keep us entertained for hours. So we thought we would share some tips on how to care for you laying hens.
We undertook the massive two-day project of rebuilding our duck coop and moving around our coop area last weekend. After lots of sweat, several pinched fingers, a mild sunburn and lots of prayers to keep the sun behind the clouds everything is in its new spot and the animals are safe and sound in their new…
Those adorable little chicks you scooped up at the local feed store are going to be too big for the brooder all too soon. It’s kind of a bittersweet moment when it’s time to move them from the brooder into their new house. Our little birds have hit that awkward teenage faze mom calls them…
Last week Mr. Cottage and I stopped by our local feed store (a very dangerous thing in the spring) to get some stuff for the raised beds we’ve been working on- and ended up coming home with 3 ducks. I regret absolutely nothing and Mr. Cottage has sworn off taking me to the feed store (just…
The chicks you got this spring are finally ready to go outside and stretch their little wings. Our six just went out to the big coop for the first time, it was so cute to watch them stretch their wings and explore their new house that we worked so hard on. Personally, I love the…
Spring is in the air, which means chicks are on our mind! What are two of my very favorite things about spring? The farm stores have tubs full of adorable fluffy chicks, and its time to pull out the incubator! Start with a clean incubator, plug in and let sit for about 24 hours (in a forced…
If it isn’t evident by now, I love my birds… Actually, at some point (I have absolutely no memory of this) I told my mom that ‘Birds were my life’… ok so I may have been just a touch of dramatic there but I do love birds. So here is what you need to…
Ok, I LOVE turkeys! Seriously they are so sweet and cute and little- well little for a while. They are so sweet and loving and they “need” you. We had them one very cold spring and it was too cold to be outside. Mrs. Cottage let them stay in the living room in a tote….
We found Faith at an auction hosted by a Mennonite community near us. We had recently lost our dear dog Christmas to kidney failure. We got one look at those adorable border collie faces and couldn’t leave without one. I mean seriously. Look at that face! Is it not one of the cutest faces…