The sad chicken update - Y'grette and Twank are both gone too now. The fox kept coming by, and scared them out of the run. I didn't think that was possible, but there was a hole in the roof of the run, and I'm assuming the two of them flew out of the hole to escape, only to realize they were much le[...]
I thought my chicken keeping experience couldn't get any worse after my beloved Fluffers died. But, it turns out that chickens continue to be expendable, and a few weeks ago, some predator came in and killed over half my flock. Killed, and then left their bodies scattered around my property, and my[...]
Continuing on with the tour! Takaro Farm Takora Farm is a private facility, with two barns, the one above, and another stone one, but bigger with a center stall block with the aisles on the outside, and a huge apartment above it. The owners ride and train their own field and show hunters, but th[...]
This past weekend, the 57th Annual Hunt Country Stable Tour was held by Trinity Episcopal Church. It's a self guided tour all around Middleburg and Upperville in Virginia of some pretty amazing barns. So if you're looking to be jealous of fancy, scenic barns, this is exactly what you need. So here t[...]
People keep offering me their horses. Only the title is actually misleading, they aren't offered them to me to keep, most of the time, they are offering for me to take their horse to care for it, until they are ready to come get it. As though I won't mind at all, what's one more horse to take care o[...]
Let's start with a follow up to my whining post about being covered in mud, because I got to have more fun, covered in mud. I may have made a gross, muddy mess of the edge of my arena, but the important thing is now there's a nice ditch around my arena. Hopefully this will be enough to divert[...]
Before I moved out to my farm, I had a very specific vision of what my life on the farm would be. Instead, turns out it's a whole lot of this: Recently, I've been just wishing I boarded. Life would be so much simpler! Prepare yourself for a complaining post! First, I have to think o[...]
If you like pictures of fluffy puppies, you've come to the right place. Pony Man's trainer has puppies. So many cute puppies!! I think it goes without saying that I obviously want a super cute puppy. But alas, I think I have too many pups already. So I just appreciate the time I spend w[...]
Sometimes I get sappy and emotional. This is one of those days. Prepare yourself for a long, sad chicken post. Here's some music to get you in the mood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6LR521WyWk My beautiful Fluffers, my sweet little pet chicken, who I have had for three years, was killed by a[...]
After last week's episode, I spent some time doubling down on the security of the grain. I tied down the lids, and covered the sweet feed bin with a big tarp. I don't know why a tarp, because the raccoon would still be able to tell the sweet feed bin was there, but it felt like the right thing to do[...]