It is amazing how fast goslings and chicks grow up. Our first batch of chicks is now six weeks old, while the ones we hatched here are approaching four weeks. The goslings, meanwhile, are five weeks old. Geese age differently from chicks, partially because they are more closely related to their wild cousins and need to … More The Growth of Goslings and Chicks
If you have an established flock of chickens, introducing them to your new chicks is a careful process. Once your chicks are about six weeks old they are big enough to tolerate the environmental challenges of living outdoors, but they may still face a difficult time integrating with the much bigger, usually bad tempered, hens. Making sure … More Introducing Chicks to Your Flock
If you keep bees you are going to get stung once and awhile. What you might not know is that relief from bee stings is available from some unlikely sources. If you do get stung, first make sure that you extract the stinger and clean the area. Removing the stinger as quickly as possible will help reduce … More Natural Bee Sting Remedies
If you’ve never hatched your own chicks at your farm, you should think about doing so. There is something so rewarding about being with a chick from its first moments, and you also will have much healthier chicks. Did you think that you could not hatch chicks without a rooster? You can get “hatching eggs”, which are … More Hatching Chicks from Eggs
Here are our farm we now have five breeds of geese represented, but there are many more to choose from if you are thinking of getting goslings. There are currently twelve species of geese recognized by the American Poultry Association’s Standard of Perfection, which is used to sanction poultry shows. Here are a few of … More Goose Breeds for Your Farm
Making chive blossom vinegar is very easy, and all you need to start is a type of vinegar (I prefer white wine because the color becomes more rich) and some chive blossoms. Since chives are hardy, easy to grow plants, many people can have an abundance of blossoms with very little effort. The amount needed … More Chive Blossom Vinegar
If you live in the Northeast – or in any area considered hardiness zone 5 or 6 – June can be a time of hurry up and wait in the garden. There is a window within weeks of Memorial Day in Maine when you must get most vegetables planted, but it’s difficult to plant sooner or later. … More June at a Garden in Maine
Goslings have different requirements from chicks – and, in all honesty, the sooner that goslings are ready to graduate from brooder to coop, the better. If you are planning on adding geese to your flock, make sure that you have appropriate space for them both as adults and as baby geese. When they first arrive … More Caring for Goslings
When keeping bees in a top bar hive, you need to check on them regularly and make sure that the hive is in good health. Top bar hives require some more attention than the Langstroth variety because the bees may start making comb in a manner that makes it difficult to harvest, and you have … More Managing Your Top Bar Beehive
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