Well, really it would be great to get free chicken food all the time, but if it can at least come free every once in a while it’s a nice break from depositing all my paychecks at the feed store!
Chickens love pumpkins. In the Autumn there are lots of pumpkins. One place that always has an abundance of pumpkins are local Continue reading Free Chicken Food Every Autumn
The pen the I built seems so big and empty. The fence that I built seems too high. The garden is not at risk. The roses will likely grow back now. Our feed bill will be lower next month.
This post comes after a long deep breath. You see, our goat… Buddy, died this week. I never thought I’d mourn the loss of a goat, but I am.
Buddy was annoying, forceful when food was present and would jump any fence to get into trouble. He cost us so much in feed and infrastructure. A new goat house was built to accommodate Buddy’s unnerving ability to get out of almost anything. The double gate entry system was designed and installed to give us a better chance at getting in without Buddy getting out. He even discovered how to Continue reading Losing A Good Goat to Urinary Calculi
Two great trees on my property were at risk of being lost completely! This was not something that I was ready to let happen. Nope, not if I could do something about it. The story here tells how I (hopefully) saved my trees (only time will tell). Continue reading How To Repair Split Trees
Hi, Welcome to Daddykirbs Garden.
I want to share just for a moment the importance of sharing your passion, your knowledge and just time with the next generation.
Find a kid in your life… someone nearby, someone from church, school, in your own family, a grandkid… somebody. Now don’t be upset if you can’t find one as cute as this one (see video at end of post for adorable prop!). See, this is my first and only grandson and he is the cutest kid in the world. Continue reading Extend Your Growing Season Into The Next Generation
Here on the Daddykirbs Farm we like to make good use of every resource. Compost is a good way to do that. All the bedding and poo that is generated in the chicken coops, goat pens and duck coops can go to growing better veggies.
We all know the benefits of good compost, but that’s not exactly what I want to highlight in this post. Recognition goes to my helper, Luke. Continue reading Satisfaction in Making Compost
