BarredBuff's Homesteading Shenanigans

[CrimsonRose]

Gosh, how do you keep them from being frozen buns? Bring them inside? It never gets quite that cold here, we are lucky.

I had never breed the buns in the cold before but this last batch I had breed them in the fall and we had a horrible cold snap the day they were born! It was 3 degrees the day they were born... it got cold early this year... so we wrapped up the hutch bottom and top so NO draft got in at all.... and we have large nesting boxes that I FILLED with pine shavings... all 3 does that gave birth did great with them and kept them warm... we did lose 2 to the doe squishing them but had 16 all live and are healthy! the moms did a great job of pulling fur and keeping them warm... Only thing I did was one doe had a small litter so I put 2 of the flemish in with her since my flemish had a HUGE litter... it helped to add the babies to the small nest to help keep them warm... but we just kept the wind off of them and they all did great! I did keep a close eye on them but didn't do anything else it was all the momma buns

 

[BarredBuff]

She hasnt had them I just went and checked :/

 

[savingdogs]

The waiting must be terrible!

 

[FarmerJamie]

Any updates on the buns, the broody, or the meal?

 

[savingdogs]

Any updates on the buns, the broody, or the meal?

X2

 

[BarredBuff]

Any updates on the buns, the broody, or the meal?

They havent had the kits yet. The broody never happened, I thought I had mentioned that but I guess not. The meal is gonna happen until March when they are big enough.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Any updates on the buns, the broody, or the meal?

They havent had the kits yet. The broody never happened, I thought I had mentioned that but I guess not. The meal is gonna happen until March when they are big enough.

I'm sorry to hear that - I know how much you were anticipating those things.

 

[AL]

I want to try to convince one of my Brahma's to go broody... but I figure I better wait a couple of weeks :/

 

[BarredBuff]

I think the rabbit had the kits the hugest, largest wad of hay is in there. Thats what she did with the last batch, SO hopefully they arrived.

FJ, Yeah I WILL get me a broody, them Scovies will be brooding age SOON so this summer thats what they will be doing. Im going to do 2 batches of 12 meat ducks. 1 batch for Breasts to grill/bake, 1 batch for sausage. Then the legs for homemade dog food and cat food.

 

[BarredBuff]

We got the day off for snow tommorow so I need to get some farm chores done.

TO DO
1. Make a big batch of rabbit mash and chicken grains.
2. I MIGHT sow another tray of sprouts.
3. Do a few last minute preps for the worm farm.
4. Call the worm farm to make sure they are shipping out tommorow.
5. And LUST after Wannabefree's goats

I think that covers tommorow.'

For all Christians out there I have something to share. We were reading chapter 18 of Genesis today in Sunday School and I read this:

1And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, see, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And said, My LORD, if now I have found favor in your sight, pass not away, I pray you, from your servant.

THAT IS THE HOLY TRINITY, GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON AND GOD THE SPIRIT. Do you see what I am saying?