Down on the farm pics

Had the camera out today and thought I'd snap a few quick picks.

Khaki Campbell Ducks
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_3158.jpg


Araucanas (the easter egg layer) chicks. These guys lay blue and green eggs. The yellow one in the back is a turkey.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_3162.jpg


pygmy goat
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_3178.jpg

pygmy goat, hanging out in the chicken coop. Unfortunately she a still born baby two weeks ago and pinched a nerve in her hip. She is finally able to run, jump and climb with all the others.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_3180.jpg


female red star chicken
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_3183.jpg

Thanks for the pics! :), I miss farm life :(

Awww! I Loooove Khaki campbells. Your EE's are looking great too. And your goat! Everyone here knows how much I love them :P

What type of incubator do you use? (If you incubate that is lol) I'm planning on buying a Brisnea, they're on sell right now.

omg i am so freaking jealous right now.

Maybe in 15 years or so I can have a farm :(

I'm hoping I can find a place where I can at least have chickens.. I've actually looked into aracunas already and they're at the top of the list!

My girl and I want to have an alpaca herd.. and our "ambitious plan that probably wont turn out" is importing and maintaining a herd of vicuñas in the US both for wool and to promote conservation efforts.

I see you are enjoying your new place. I bet your kid loves all those animals. :gj:

I was just looking at your pictures again, and noticed your pygmy goat looks to be in some real need of copper.

Do you have loose minerals out for her? Do you know what a copper bolus is?

Her coat is what caught my attention, how faded it is.

http://www.u-sayranch.com/goats/copper.html

I could be wrong, but never hurts to check, right?

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Originally Posted by Epona142

Awww! I Loooove Khaki campbells. Your EE's are looking great too. And your goat! Everyone here knows how much I love them :P

What type of incubator do you use? (If you incubate that is lol) I'm planning on buying a Brisnea, they're on sell right now.

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Thanks Epona, I actually just hatched my first chicks out last week. I just used an old hobovator. I bought an egg turner and it worked out alright. I've looked at the Brisnea's and will probably go that way in the future because of the ease of use and capacity.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

omg i am so freaking jealous right now.

Maybe in 15 years or so I can have a farm :(

I'm hoping I can find a place where I can at least have chickens.. I've actually looked into aracunas already and they're at the top of the list!

My girl and I want to have an alpaca herd.. and our "ambitious plan that probably wont turn out" is importing and maintaining a herd of vicuñas in the US both for wool and to promote conservation efforts.

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You can house a hen or two in almost any backyard.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/...og.php?id=9413

I actually just sheared several alpaca for the first time last month. I still don't understand the business of alpaca farming ($10,000 for a female, $500 for a male) with current wool only valued around $400 a year per animal I don't see the justification of the costs of the animals. Now I really love them and at $1,500 to $2,000 a pair, I'm in :)

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I see you are enjoying your new place. I bet your kid loves all those animals. :gj:

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When I first brought the goats home, Ethan thought they were horses and was super excited. For a week he called them horsey goats. Now that he's had them for awhile he wants a sheep so I'm trying to talk andrea into some baby dolls:D

Great pics, Neil! I'd love to have some farm animals. A few bantam chickens have been on my wish list for 7-8 years already. Always more pressing projects, I guess. Someday...

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Originally Posted by neilgolli

Thanks Epona, I actually just hatched my first chicks out last week. I just used an old hobovator. I bought an egg turner and it worked out alright. I've looked at the Brisnea's and will probably go that way in the future because of the ease of use and capacity.

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I ordered mine yesterday, if I remember, I'll come back and update you how well it does! I have a super old Brower that needs its thermostat replaced, but its an awesome bator, and I HAD a Little Giant, which with LOTS of attention worked good . . . for a few hatches.

Can't wait until I get the Brisnea :banana:

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Originally Posted by Epona142

I ordered mine yesterday, if I remember, I'll come back and update you how well it does! I have a super old Brower that needs its thermostat replaced, but its an awesome bator, and I HAD a Little Giant, which with LOTS of attention worked good . . . for a few hatches.

Can't wait until I get the Brisnea :banana:

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Yes, please keep me updated......

Well, we just could not eat all the eggs we have been producing so I built the sign Sunday and it went up yesterday.


https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_3225.jpg


Quick pick of our new bee hive. Hint, only "service" the hive very early in the morning or very late at night, they don't love it all that much at noon when they are busy working :)


https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_3228.jpg

Now that's cool. I have always wanted to do some bee keeping. How's it working out? Are they honey bees? (Not that I know anything besides bumble bees)

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Now that's cool. I have always wanted to do some bee keeping. How's it working out? Are they honey bees? (Not that I know anything besides bumble bees)

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Yes, they are honey bees:) so far so good, no stings or any negative instances. The first few weeks you need to feed them a 50% sugar water mix as they don't have any honey to sustain themselves on. The first few days they did not mind me going in there any time of the day to feed them. After 4 or 5 days they decided that this was their hive and that I should stay back during working hours:D So I go in early in the morning and late at night. I don't wear any of the protective gear and a few weeks in I kinda have no fear. No animals have really made me nervous the last few years, but I'll tell you my heart was beating a bit when I poured 12,000 bee's into their new home and hundreds were flying around me.

Just thought I'd share some updated photos of all these guys at 3 weeks old now

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_3238.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_3236.jpg


And these guys are some baby red star's that I just hatched this morning. The one on the far right is literally 10 seconds out of the egg:)

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_3234.jpg


Pictures of snakes will start to come shortly :) just hatched out my first two clutches of balls this week as well as 3 clutches of carpets and albino and albino tiger retics