The Residents (Human and Non-Human)!

The Children!

We have 6 children, aged 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 4 months. With our first farm animals arriving in spring of 2019, the older children have been a huge help in animal feeding, watering, and most of all entertainment!

The Birds!

We began with 6 nine-week old pullets in April of 2019: buff orpingtons, a barred rock, and easter eggers. We added three ducks later that month. Unfortunately, by June, we were down to just three "insurhens" that we learned to keep in an enclosure at all times. Their names are Cruella DeBird, Waffles, and Rapunzel.


"The original six and ducks"

The "Insurhens"

The new chicks on the block!

9 new three-week old pullets joined the flock in March of 2020. They spent some time inside and then moved outside at the end of the month! These will have a rooster added to them and will be allowed to roam in summer! Their job is to cut down on fleas and ticks on the property :)

The Rabbits! 

On Easter Day 2020, the New Zealand rabbits arrived to herald in spring and the next part of the homestead, the meat production. We started with three females and one male, all 5 weeks old. Their names are the following:

Flopsy (blue NZ), Cadbury Cottontail (white NZ), Mopsy (blue NZ), and Peter (red NZ



While the children are very excited for their new pets (which I promised them would stay pets; their offspring will be the meat/sale rabbits) our oldest daughter is already excitedly looking up the American Rabbit Breeders Association and how to join their youth program! She hopes to train and pose with "her" rabbit, Cadbury Cottontail.



I plan to do a post called "Getting Started With Rabbits" about how we are... getting started with rabbits.

The Goats

Victoria is our LaMancha doe in milk that arrived mid-May 2020. She brought her son, Henry, who is a neutered male or "whether." They live out back and I milk her one to two times a day to get fresh milk for our family! Plus, they're fun to give treats and play with!