Desert Weyr Blog
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Chickens
These are our future laying hens. The Welsummers have pink feet, the Anconas have black and yellow feathers, the Golden Campines have blue feet, the Russian Orloffs have yellow feet, and the Silver Grey Dorkings have pink feet with an extra toe – I think. We’ll see if I’m right when they fully feather out.… Continue reading
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Mowing the Orchard
We moved the pregnant ewes and mowed their old pen to reset the grass growth. We needed to chop the seed heads and get it back to growing more leaves. It should be ready to graze again in two to three weeks. Continue reading
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Dog House? Sheep House?
The new puppy is still unnamed, but he has a buddy. Is this a sheep in a dog house, or is this a dog in a sheep house? Continue reading
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New Puppy
We picked up our new guard dog puppy this morning. He is an Akbash. The sun was unfortunately shining in the wrong place to get good pictures. All of the sheep and Kimball came to investigate, and the sheep were very concerned. They will settle down with time, but it’s been a while since they’ve… Continue reading
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Chicks Have Arrived
All of the chicks arrived this morning. We raise one batch of meat birds each year. This year, we’re doing 100. We keep half for ourselves, and we sell the rest. We also got 25 pullets for egg laying. The egg breeds we’re trying this year are Russian Orloff, Dorking, Ancona, and Welsummer. We also… Continue reading
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More Beer!
This is Mike next to one of the new fermenters at Revolution Brewing. It’s installed and working! Soon, they won’t run out of beer on the weekends. The second one will have to wait until they get the brewing facility active in their new building. Continue reading
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Visiting Friends
Marvyn and his kids, Jakey and Greta, came to visit us today. They’re on a whirlwind tour of western states for this vacation. Continue reading
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Interesting Clouds
There was a very interesting cloud on top of Mt. Lamborn today. The snow is melting fast! I don’t think the snow in the crevice will make it to July 4th. It’s probably going to be dry by the end of summer. Continue reading
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The Garden Is Growing
Well, my black thumb hasn’t hit me too hard yet. The corn is up and doing well. Now, I’ve got to figure out if I need to thin the plants. The peas are doing well, too. I’m not sure about the melons yet. There are plants where I put the seeds, but I’m not sure… Continue reading
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Water, Everywhere!
It’s time for morning chores. There’s water everywhere from the rain. Ken is opening the valve to dump water into the big pond. Continue reading