Devonviolet Acres

[Bruce]

HOPEFULLY she's telling them "DON'T GO INTO SMALL SPACES TO LAY YOUR EGGS!!"

 

[Devonviolet]

We're having a "Super Blue Blood Moon". I can't get good pics of the moon on my phone. But, here's my best attempt.

Here is a news story about it:

https://patch.com/texas/dallas-ftworth/blood-moon-heres-how-see-it-dallas

 

[Baymule]

I couldn't sleep last night. Full moons do that to me, this one lit up the woods! Today, I got two eggs from a coop that I normally get 10-12 eggs from. I guess the hens didn't get any sleep either LOL.

 

[Devonviolet]

WoooHooo!!! We are up to 7 Khaki Campbell eggs today! That's 7 out of 10 Khaki hens laying. Considering 3 of our girls were stunted in the beginning, when someone (who shall remain nameless - ahem . . . DH ) forgot to give them the Brewer's Yeast that I bought. Once he started giving it to them, they grew by leaps and bounds. So, I'm guessing it may be a few weeks before the last 2 or 3 start laying.

So today I started actively drying the girls out. If I am counting right, day 150, for Falina, will be April 11th and for Ruby it will be April 19th. They have already been decreasing their output on their own. Falina has been giving me about 5-1/2 cups (that's pumping and hand milking), and Ruby has been giving me 3-1/2 cups (pump & hand milking).

This morning, it was hard, but I forced myself to NOT hand milk. I got a total of 5 cups from both girls. I figure by the middle to end of next week I will stop milking all together.

 

[Bruce]

Sure hope you have some milk and cheese saved up!

 

[Devonviolet]

Sure hope you have some milk and cheese saved up!

Oh yes!!! 4 gallons of milk (1/2 gallon in 1 gallon freezer bags), 3 quarts of extra heavy cream, so I can make butter, about five pounds of Mozzarella cheese and about 10 pounds of cottage cheese. I still have several gallons of milk, sealed in 1/2 gallon jars, in the fridge. This afternoon I am going to start a couple pounds of Feta Cheese culturing, and I will finish I tomorrow. I'm also making Kefir, which will last for several weeks. If I get low, I can always thaw some milk and make more Kefir using my Kefir grains.

In a little bit, I will be making a couple pounds of Feta cheese. I want to make some Spanakopita, and will need Feta for that.

 

[Bruce]

So your "drought" will be short lived if it starts at all

 

[Baymule]

And soon the pitter patter of little hooves will be heard.....

 

[farmerjan]

As long as they are not "up on the rooftop" ........

 

[Bruce]