Spring Fishing with Friends
Ron and Jay came for a visit and some fishing. We managed to get some time in on the White River, Norfork Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, and Crooked Creek. Views: 82
Ready to Move out of the Brooder
The chickens have grown quickly. Seems they change daily. Certainly, they are getting larger, consuming for feed and water, and of course, making a quick mess of the pine shavings on the floor. They are getting just enough ability to fly they can now fly/jump up on the top of the brooder and escape to…
Fishing Norfork
Several nice days fishing Norfork Lake with my cousin Truman and my dad. We fished the Pigeon Creek and Cranfield area on Norfork. These were over a couple days in mid April 2016. Views: 54
Amazing How Fast the Chicks Grow
Really amazing to watch just how fast the little chicks really grow. Seems almost daily you can see the changes. We lined the incubator with a blue plastic tarp, then added about half a bale of pine shavings for the floor. When it is time to change the shavings, simply lift the tarp out and…
Time to Bloom
March is here. So comes the wind, big swings in temperatures, and blooms on the trees. Seems first around here is the Bradford Pears with their white flowers. Closely behind this year I see the wild plum, sassafras, redbud, and dogwoods. Guess I didn’t recall the sassafras trees blooming out before. Hyacinth, daffodils,…
Garden Goats – aka White Tail Deer
The deer around here are rather plentiful. And hungry. Seems they like to get into just about anything you could plant, and make sure to eat quickly, the best parts if not the whole thing. A couple years ago, I planted two mimosa trees. We bought them and grew them in pots for a year…
Baby Chickens Video
Four day old chicks. Views: 69
New Chickens
A trip to the local Orshelns farm supply today and the pick a chick fest had begun. A total of 15 chicks were selected. 5 Black Laced Silver Wyandottes 5 Plymouth Barred Rocks 5 Ameracaunas Our original thought was to order from Cackle Hatchery, but we did not appreciate how far in advance we should…
Build A Brooder
Build A Brooder! So I started with pressure treated pine fence pickets. Cedar would have been my choice, but cedar is harmful to chickens. I cut these to 38 inches in length. You might want them a different length depending on how tall you want the top of the brooder to be. If you use…
Bass with Blue Box Elder Pen
A warmer day out in the shop this month, so made a few pens. Mostly with deer antler and .308 brass shells. This one is a bit different, with some box elder, dyed blue, stabilized, and turned. Added to that the chrome bass emblazoned clip, gives a look I like that fits our area. Bass…