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New to the Farm: Lavender Orpington Chickens
~ six hens & two roosters ~ chicks recently hatched ~ separate coop and run from the Buffs to keep the lineage pure

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Updates
We have a new logo, and I'm thinking about making shirts and hats and forcing my family members to wear them. Buttercup was bred with a...

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Hatching Guide 101
Are you thinking about hatching chicken eggs with an incubator? I've created an easy-to-follow guide. Open the pdf file for details on...

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Hatch Day
Last year around this time I purchased fertilized eggs - I only had Buff Orpington hens at the time - but none of my girls were feeling...

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The Almighty Hexagon
Did you know that the hexagon is one of only three shapes that can be used to entirely cover a flat surface? The square and the...

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Plants that will grow in the hot Florida summer:
kale collards bell peppers chives scallions parsley oregano tomatoes pumpkin loofah basil

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Costs of Starting our Small Farm
Total - $1500 garden=$340 *barn supplies=$225 chicken supplies=$258 goat supplies=$533 business miscellaneous=$144 *Luckily, there was a...

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Visiting Peacock
A neighbor's juvenile male peacock has been visiting our property almost daily. He likes to eat bird seed that has dropped out of the...

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Orange the Chicken
likes to swing good natured sweet. kind. lovable allowed in the house obsessed with feet and shoes will not be eaten

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Barnyard Checklists
Our Buff Orpington hens are checked twice a week by Rory, and I check the Nigerian Dwarf goats every other week or so. Feel free to use...

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Pipes McGee custom art and products
Pipes McGee custom art and products is my own very tiny business. It includes products like handmade candles, sugar scrubs, essential oil...

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Bees Coming Soon!
These items are needed before we can officially start beekeeping: smoker veil hive super frames queen excluder

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#babychicks
Our youngest generation of chickens are about to start laying! They grow up so fast. Hoping to have fertilized eggs (to hatch) soon. To...

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Pullets
Out of our 10 buff orpingtons, 4 of them were born in early February and have blue leg bands. They've been laying eggs for about a month...

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Meet Buttercup
born January 17, 2021 in South Florida adopted on March 5, 2021 follower foodie likes being hugged

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Meet Lily
born January 17, 2021 loves to snack on sunflower seeds and Cheerios weighed 30 pounds at 4 months old very talkative

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