roll call
6.5 acres - pasture and forest
41 chickens - eggs, alarm clocks, and meat
15 sheep - wool and lamb
22 rabbits - meat
5 raised beds - veggies
3 geese - eggs and alarms
3 dogs - herder/retired winter transportation
2 cats - micer and loafer
2 horses - tractor and transportation
2 wood stoves - heat
1 dairy goat - milk
1 hive of bees - honey
1 old apple orchard
1 person, working 4 days a week.
what you got going on at your 'stead?
41 chickens - eggs, alarm clocks, and meat
15 sheep - wool and lamb
22 rabbits - meat
5 raised beds - veggies
3 geese - eggs and alarms
3 dogs - herder/retired winter transportation
2 cats - micer and loafer
2 horses - tractor and transportation
2 wood stoves - heat
1 dairy goat - milk
1 hive of bees - honey
1 old apple orchard
1 person, working 4 days a week.
what you got going on at your 'stead?
posted by Jenna at 9:07 PM
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3 people -- 1 works 40hrs/wk, 1 stay home mom, 1 toddler
.22 acres -- hillside, house, and fenced garden (evil deer)
3 breeding angora rabbits -- wool, meat
8 chickens -- eggs
2 beehives -- honey
1- 2 acre homestead for sale
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Starting over on 1-3 acre homestead 3 states away!
Have you ever read Farm City by Novella Carpenter? She does tallies like this throughout and they always made me smile.
For me it'd be:
7 wild turkeys - morning entertainment
1 wild rabbit - lawn care specialist
2 cardinals - soundtrack
daffodils - fading
peas - a good two inches tall
carrots - tiny wisps on a sea of brown
potatoes - growing by leaps and bounds
butterfly garden - showing signs of life
2 humans - beaming from ear to ear
12 acres
3 horses
1 goat
26 hens
3 roosters
2 guineas
2 barn cats
1 house cat
3 dogs
10 raised garden beds and 20 Earth bags
5 buckets growing hydroponic tomatoes
2 bee hives
1 amazing husband
1 adorable son
1 child to be born TOMORROW!
Life is good on the farm.
I have read Farm City! Loved it!
1 acre - home + garden and play area
254 sq ft of garden
68 chickens- meat and eggs
3 dogs- two herding dogs/ 1 Siberian husky
2 people- 1 works away from home/ I stay and tend the home
Not even half an acre of lawn and garden
5 raised beds for food
1 giant herb garden
12 acres of forest and field miles away but ready and waiting for house and homestead
lots of big dreams
(and I loved Farm City too!)
dawn CONGRATS!!!
7 Rented Acres
2 dogs herd & livestock guardian / skunk hound
3 cats micers and princesses
14 chicks
17 about to lay hens
4 worth their weight in gold hens
3 big pigs
5 ducks playthings for herd dog in training
Untold numbers of stink bugs
2 people - one gentleman attorney farmer and me - a full time assistant for a musician
1/4 acre
1 veg bed
1 herb bed
2 flower planters converted to food
1 small berry thicket
1 dog (companion, rabbit chaser)
2 people, working 6-day weeks
2 year-round farmers' markets selling local food
1 nest of baby chickadees--my favorite songbird :)
20 cows - rehabing property
2 barn cats - whatever
1 large garden - up and growing
3 Purple Martin houses - insect control
2 wood stoves - cleaned for summer
2 people - cutting wood Sat. for winter
1 shop - furniture building, ect.
2 loaves bread - cooling
15 bars soap - curing on counter
5 neighbors - sell locally produced eggs, honey, strawberries, alpaca wool
2 people - going to jobs tomorrow to get some rest
3 dogs-one senior citizen mutt, one first class hunting dog, one lovable good for nothing
2 cats- former barn ladies
4 rabbits- kits on the way hopefully
1 horse- wonderful working Quarter horse
1 person- teacher, dreamer
3 chickens sort of – in the mail
1 garden- filling up all available backyard space
1 small rented space- possibility all this will move North to a few acres very soon, fingers crossed!
46 acres field and forest
2 people- 1 works 40hrs wk from home
2 tiny dogs
1,000,000 ideas for the future :-)
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20 rabbits - meat, fur, fertilizer (2 litters due tomorrow!)
1 mammoth donkey - transportation, love
1 spaniel - lazy cuddles
1 cat - mouser, mayhem
8 vegi boxes - food
1 hive - honey (arriving Saturday!!!)
5 - fruit trees (Rainier cherry, Fuji, granny smith, plum, and pear) - food
1 partner - sanity
37 acres
4 people-me, hubby, 3 & 5yr old boys
2 horses- 25 yr old qh and 25ish yr old perch
2 goats- alpines
1 rottweiler
6 barn cats
14 laying hens
One happy farm family! :)
I bought my first house almost two months ago.
Three cats.
One grape plant.
1/5 surviving pansies.
Three pots of tomato seeds.
3 of our own acres plus 1 1/2 borrowed next door
6 milk goats- 2 in milk-4 more too young yet
2 bucks
5 ewes- 3 hair and 2 wool
5 lambs- 2 ewes which will be staying here and 3 rams who will be used for breeding then the freezer
31 laying hens and Mr. Andy "Roo"ney
12 meat chickens-already sold!!
1 borrowed Jersey heifer- til Oct. or Nov. to help eat all the grass with the sheep
3 dogs
6 too many lazy cats
1 truck driving husband
i farmer wife-ME! and loving every minute
plus about 3/4 of an acre in market gardens up and running and ready to go to market next week
I had to think about this. I have alot of animals. But ya know what? They are all very useful animals and help me so much. Even though I do alot of work for them, they gove us so much.
3 of our own acres plus 1 1/2 borrowed next door
6 milk goats- 2 in milk-4 more too young yet
2 bucks
5 ewes- 3 hair and 2 wool
5 lambs- 2 ewes which will be staying here and 3 rams who will be used for breeding then the freezer
31 laying hens and Mr. Andy "Roo"ney
12 meat chickens-already sold!!
1 borrowed Jersey heifer- til Oct. or Nov. to help eat all the grass with the sheep
3 dogs
6 too many lazy cats
1 truck driving husband
i farmer wife-ME! and loving every minute
plus about 3/4 of an acre in market gardens up and running and ready to go to market next week
I had to think about this. I have alot of animals. But ya know what? They are all very useful animals and help me so much. Even though I do alot of work for them, they gove us so much.
5.25 acres of woods, house, garden and meadow
1 ER/Trauma nurse
1 software engineer
1 LED juggling/circus prop small business
5 newly dug veggie garden beds
1 greenhouse with four raised beds
4 cats
1 skunk
1 tiny turtle
1 tiny frog
1 50-gallon fish tank full of souther american cichlids
14 chickens
5 ducks
1 beehive
1/4 acre right smack dab in the middle of the city.
8 dogs (rescued, security system)
5 cats (rescued, foot warmers)
15 chickens ( eggs and meat)
3 French angora rabbits (wool, show and meat)
1 Flemish Giant rabbit (pet)
2 Ducks (meat)
10 new raised flower/vegetable beds
1/4 acre right smack dab in the middle of the city.
8 dogs (rescued, security system)
5 cats (rescued, foot warmers)
15 chickens ( eggs and meat)
3 French angora rabbits (wool, show and meat)
1 Flemish Giant rabbit (pet)
2 Ducks (meat)
10 new raised flower/vegetable beds
4.5 acres
84 chickens
11 guinea hens
1 turkey
1 peahen
2 donkeys
2 pigs
2 gardens
2 cats
2 people
3 jobs
undetermined number of coyotes, raccoons, hawks
8000 sq. feet
15 chickens (mostly layers)
3 rabbits (meat breeds)
3 cats (lap warmers and entertainment
5 goldfish
3 humans
3 house cats
14 laying hens
7 baby chicks
1 three year old boy
1 6 month old girl
1 husband who works 12 hour days, 5 days a week
1 stay at home Mom (me)
15 acres - 5 in pasture, 5 in thined forrest, 2 for house
2 people, occasional adult children
1 working full time/full time student/part-time farmer
1 English Mastiff - furniture and security
1 Pit Bull - ball runner, not suited for security
3 adult Australorp hens
8 chicks, assorted
dozens of beaming seed trays
A mid-90s Ford pickup and several firearms
Pigs coming soon
Seems a rather thin list for as much effort goes into keeping all this stuff running.
.78 acres
3000 sq. ft garden
1000 sq. ft berry and fruit orchard
9 hens
3 cats (two mousers and one spectator)
1 angora buck, soon to have a girlfriend
I'm considering getting a hive of bees from a local guy who is setting them up for folks right now. With a garden this size, I need some bees!
5 acres
2 horses
3 sheep
1 goat
21 layers
15 meat birds
3 turkeys
7 rabbits (3 with litters, 1 to go)
3 cats
3 dogs
6 kids
Hubby that works 40+ hours off farm
Me a stay at home/homeschool mom
Will have 4 raised beds come June
7 acres
Draft horse-field work &transportation
Cart pony-transportation
3-bunnies-loveable fur balls
11 laying hens-eggs
Umpteen show silkies and Cochins-happiness!
2 pigeons
3 dogs
1 snake
2 fish and a frog in the pond
Hayfield
Raised veggie beds
Coming soon:
2 barn cats
Herd of Dwarf nigerian dairy goats
Heather in PA
Three grandson's 15, 12, 5, One grandaughter 9 months. One small garden! Fish pond where we all catch & release bass. Love having both my daughters, husbands and children within 1 mile radius! I love my life!!!!
150 borrowed acres
2 people, 7 days/wk shepherding, milking, cheesemaking
2 parents/inlaws
1 ram
19 dairy sheep
35 lambs
2 llamas
3 cats
1 dog
1/4 acre veggies
4.7 acres - yard/garden/field
3 hens
1 rooster
2 cats - 1 inside/1 outside
1 compost tumbler
5 apple trees
Soon to be MUCH more. We just moved here in December. I've got a 50 x 200ft garden area worked up waiting for seeds.
0.46 acres
2 people - 1 student/teacher/soldier; 1 museum person working 3 jobs
1 pup - good for long walks, snuggling, and general entertainment
1 future pup - sister's dog, coming to spend his retirement with us
And many, many future garden plans!
1/4 acre in a crime ridden city in a house 60% underwater...
Texas chainsaw massacre looking neighbor to the left (not a joke)
Meth head addicts to the right (also not a joke)
2 dogs
3 cats
5 raised garden beds, 1 planted
1 rain barrel, no gutter attached yet!
1 berky
a loaded pantry
a loaded 9mm
a loaded .20 gauge
loaded rifle
and Countless dreams of getting the heck out of here!
1/4 acre in a crime ridden city in a house 60% underwater...
Texas chainsaw massacre looking neighbor to the left (not a joke)
Meth head addicts to the right (also not a joke)
2 dogs
3 cats
5 raised garden beds, 1 planted
1 rain barrel, no gutter attached yet!
1 berky
a loaded pantry
a loaded 9mm
a loaded .20 gauge
loaded rifle
and Countless dreams of getting the heck out of here!
Home:
0.25 acres, 1 couple, 4 dogs, 3 cats, 1 snake, 1 parrot.
Leased 10 acre pasture:
22 ewes, 1 wether, 35 lambs
Chickens forthcoming
Veggies forthcoming
1 "farmer" and my wife
2 children - both under 2 years old
1 annoyed neighbour
2 neighbours in fellowship and likemindedness regarding livestock, pets and chickens
1 devastated lawn - needed to make the:
8 raised garden beds - (western red cedar construction)
1 house
1 woodshed
1 MobileChickenGardenShed to house:
6 persisent chickens on
0.25 acres of small-town British Columbian life
1 musical man on tour - love and support and music
1 lady who edits from home (me!)
2 small dogs - love, cuddles, and... protection?
5 furry cats - amusement
2 new chicks in brooder - calming peep-peeps
7 backyard chickens - eggs and relaxation
1 backyard cat that adopted our yard - mouser and chicken observer.
23 acres
10 Nubian Goats
3 Angora Goats
5 Kiko Goats
3 Sheep
37 hens
2 roosters
7 bantys
25 Freedom Rangers (thanks Jenna)
12 Guineas
2 pigs
3 dogs
3 cats
18 Koi
2 bee hives
Whew...I'm not sure this was a good idea
1 acre
1 dog
2 cats
9 chickens
a 20'x8' veggie garden
and 1 person, working a 40 hour week trying to maintain it, expand it and find time to volunteer with the local food initiative.
I love reading the different stages everyone's homestead is in! Its inspiring to me!
8 acres of land ~ forest & open land for gardens
19 chickens & 25 more due next week~ eggs & entertainment
2 golden retrievers ~ pets & guard dogs for the chickens
30 X 50 foot veggie garden,
3 apple trees, 1 cherry tree & 1 peach tree, raspberry bushes ~ food sources
log cabin with woodstove ~ comfort
Pond ~ hangout for wild geese, ducks, turtles, etc.
Complete privacy ~ 600 foot driveway
2 retirees in their 60s (one who works on computer from home)
5 grandkids ~ lots of fun
Peace of mind ~ Priceless!!
1 duplex on 1 acre (1 side rented out to help pay the mortgage)
1 dog
2 cats
9 chickens
a 20'x8' veggie garden
and 1 person working 40 hours a week, trying to maintain and expand it, while still finding time to volunteer with our local food initiative.
Seeing others comments about what stages their homesteads are in is inspiring. And your story, too (currently reading Barnheart)!
1 rented apartment with only shade in the front, but plans to use pots in the sunny part of the back yard
1 person, university teacher/ wannabe writer / wannabe farmer (getting there!)
8 heritage tomato plants
4 basil
1 small rosemary
and some lettuce on my windowsill
a half-full pantry
a new CSA membership for fruit, vegetables, and meat
and many, many dreams
1 small city lot
1 cat
1 red tailed hawk (not mine , prevents having chickens)
58 pots for container gardening
2 parents (1 with dementia, 1 in home hospice care)
More love than I can count.
1.5 urban acres
10 Indian Runner Ducks - slug control, eggs
2 Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats - milk next spring
9 neighborhood goatherds under the age of 8 - "help"
1 beehive - honey and inspiration for new swear words
1 indoor/outdoor cat - rodent control, fridge door stopper
15 raised beds - veggies
4 struggling fruit trees - occasional fruit but mostly frustration
3 new gooseberry bushes - jam & pie
1 amazingly indulgent husband
1 full time job - bills and insurance
Lots of amazingly supportive neighbors
1/4 acre in suburbs
2 of the best helpers in the world
1 multi-tasking adult
10 chickens - eggs and manure
4 cayuga ducklings - eggs and bug eaters
2 rescued cats (1 indoor for snuggles, 1 mouse eater)
2 bee hives (1 about to swarm or split) - honey and pollination
1 rescued angora rabbit (thinks its a dog) - fiber and lots of manure
11 fruit trees (2 fig, 2 pear, 2 peach, 2 nectarine, 3 apple)
6 raised beds - vertically integrated Italian garden
1 rooftop veg garden - growing vine plants, ie pumpkin, cantaloupe,
10 flowering blueberry bushes
10 blackberry bushes
2 black currant
2 kiwi vine
1 medicinal herb garden
1 flower garden
1 rented cottage on 5 acres, mostly wooded
1 60'x60' garden of raised beds-veggies
1 herb garden
4 laying hens-eggs
26 2 1/2 month old chickens-meat & eggs
1 coon hound dog-mostly goofiness, predator deterrent
1 tiger cat-excellent mouser & snuggler
5 koi-fish fertilizer for plants
15 different varieties of hops-beer
2 adults/2 full time jobs
6 plug trays of heirloom tomatoes inside under lights-for summer
crazy seed collection
big dreams of sheep, rabbits, dairy animals, etc.
1 acre
2 chickens--Eggs and Entertainment
1 raised bed
1 cat-- Mouser, and cutest thing ever
2 goldfish--Pond cleaners
6 kids and 2 adults
12 acres + 125 leased
25 goats-milk
5 horses-ornaments
32 cattle-meat/milk
75+ chickens-lotsa eggs
2 turkeys-noise
4 guineas-lotsa noise
2 cats- house patrol
5 dogs-nighttime sentrys
5 day work week
1 large seasonal garden
1 Farmers Market
1 weekend warrior
1/3 acre in a small "city"
1 adult w/40 hour desk job (me)
1 adult & 1 small dog away on assignment to a village by the sea
2 unemployed physical therapy dogs
2 never-employed cats - rodent control and entertainment
8 almost month-old chicks - entertainment for now, eggs for someday
1 wonderful wood stove - heat from October through May
several raised beds for veggies
a room full of seedlings
blueberries, elderberries, strawberries, and blackberries
2 pear trees
medicinal herb bed
many grow bags for potatoes and tomatoes ready to be set up in the driveway (sunniest part of the property)
Dreams for much more!
1 rented city apartment
1 sunny patio for container gardening
1 wonderful landlord who also gardens
2 cats - 1 diabetic,1 mischief maker both lap warmers
1 giant rosemary
1 community garden plot raised bed
peas up 1 inch
herbs growing fast
1 freezer full of zucchini and tomatillo sauce
53 acres
1 almost finished passive solar house
1 full time software engineer
1 stay at home mom
1 two year old little boy
2 orange cats - one topping the scales at almost 27 pounds!
3 soon to be raised square foot gardens
3 apple trees
wild blackberry bushes
coming soon:
1 dog
?? chickens
City brownstone walk-up
walk-through patio garden
Pond with two second-season koi
1 Jack Russell terrier
1 shade garden
1 culinary garden
1 mini-worm farm in basement
Assorted mandolins, guitars,autoharps,hand drums
1 pair, husband and wife, loving every moment
1.3 acres with a 130 year old farmhouse
Me - work a corporate job (managing an energy efficiency program), from the comfort of my home
Husband - preschool teacher at a Head Start Program
5 kids (three still live at home, although all five, plus a daughter's boyfriend were here last night)
2 alpacas
2 angora goats
2 CVM/romeldale sheep
2 dairy goats
(the goats and sheep are waiting for our barn to be done before they move here)
Working on getting a couple hives (maybe next year??)
Know what chicken breeds we want, as soon as the barn is done, we'll place the order :-)
I've got peas, onions and potatoes in the ground. Real planting day is in a couple weeks - when all five kids will help me plant as their Mother's Day present. <3
Oh! I forgot my domestic animals!! DOH!
2 dogs - black lab mix and a great pyrenees
3 cats - Freak, Fizzle and Rusty
and a Lion headed rabbit named Midnight.
(Don't tell those guys that I forget them first round LOL)
5 acres-pasture, pond with catfish and bluegill,woods, rock
18 laying hens
1 rooster
35 teenaged chicks, hopefully all pullets
6 NewZealand rabbits, meat and breeders
2 teenaged doe rabbits, waiting for them to grow up
9 2-week old baby rabbits, cutest things ever!
1 120-pound Labrador retriever dog, protection, alarms
2 house cats, sleep all day
1/2 acre garden planted and waiting for rain
Apple, peach, pear and cherry trees
Rain barrels on all outbuildings, also waiting for rain
1 hard working husband who is constructing our greenhouse (that will use solar power) among many other projects
Me-learning to play the fiddle thanks to Jenna's good example, hardworking as well and loving every moment
12 acres
1 entire army of scorpions (apparently)
3 Nubian does
1 Nubian buck
2 Nubian wethers
8 Nubian kids (woo!)
100 or so chickens
1 broody hen with seven brand new chicks
2 busy beehives
4 loudmouth dogs
1 reclusive cat
3 garden beds
2 adult bipeds
1 little fritter, still cooking (3 more weeks!)
untold numbers of rabbits, snakes, coyotes, bobcats, hogs, raccoons, skunks, and who knows what else
900 bazillion mice that MUST DIE.
1/3 acre
6-3x10 raised beds (strawberries, tomatoes,peppers,broccoli,onions lettuce and spinach)
3 blueberry bushes
? raspberry canes
2 cherry trees in the mail
1 outdoor cat
future plans for chickens and goats
1 awesome hubby
1 stay at home mom
1 2 1/2 year old son
another on the way
1 person- time and cash strapped graduate student
.7 acres- mostly pasture
1 raised garden bed- spinach, radishes, snap peas, chard, kale, mint, basil, tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini
3 hens- eggs and entertainment
2 horses- money eaters, and if we're being generous, fertilizers
One person, working full time and doing grad school part time
Five goats (One due to freshen in two weeks)- 2 future milkers, two sperm donors, one retired
Three sheep- lawmowers/fiber producers
Two llamas - guardians/fiber producers
10 hens, three roosters - eggs/comedy/alarm system
16 2-day old Ancona ducklings - slug & meningeal worm control, eggs, meat
Six cats - occasional mouse control, bed warmers
One doe and one fawn - uninvited guests
Various veggies, berries and fruit trees
400 acres (mostly wooded)
14 ponds (fish)
1 acre garden
2 60'X14' greenhouses (winter growing)
17 sheep (meat)
27 goats (milk and cheese)
200 laying hens (meat and eggs)
5 Llamas/ guard and just to make the farm look pretty.
5 cows (meat)
4 LSG
2 herding dogs
2 lap dogs
6 cats
1 hive
tons of wild sand plums, blackberries, mushrooms and other wild foods
1/3 acre of land - in a housing dev.
1 Bichon Frise
1 Bichon-Poo
32 Red Comet/Shebunkin fish
3+ hungry chipmunks
rabbits, squirrels, birds + 1 black squirrel, which is odd for my area
1 angry Robin nesting above the porchlight at the front door
Various flower beds along stone path surrounding fenced-in yard
(I watch too much HGTV)
Vegetable garden, yet to be built, but I'm working on it!
I loved reading everyone's comments in this thread -- I envy all the farmers and wish I had a place with more land
Cheers!
17 acres - woods and fields to become pasture/food
320 sq. ft. of garden space yet to be planted
1/2 acre soon to be planted in open-pollinated corn for chicken feed
4 apple trees
2 people - 1 truck-driving man, 1 stay at home and farm artist woman (me)
2 dogs - protection, cuddles, alarm system
1 cat - hunter killer of all things small, personal space heater
10 roosters - 6 bound for freezer camp SOON, 4 future fathers-to-be, alarm clocks all
26 hens - eggs, entertainment, bug control
1 1986 Toyota pick-up earning his keep
1 woodstove - heat (like right now)
1 big stack of firewood to be chopped
1 mini barn
1 chicken coop in progress
1 mini chicken coop
1 Art Chalet - wonders happen there
coming soon:
25 meaties - meat
7 heritage turkey poults - meat and future meat
3 goslings - eggs, alarm and protection
3-6 fancy egg pullets (Welsummers, Marans, etc) - to make my egg cartons more colorful
rabbits - meat
2 beehives - honey, wax, pollinators
coming later:
1-2 milk goats - milk & kids for freezer camp, soil enhancement
1-2 pigs - soil enhancement, *bacon*
2 horses - companions, transportation, soil enhancement
in the area: numerous hawks (no chicken hits in quite some time), deer and rabbits aplenty, stupid chicken-killing neighbor dog, a bear, Mr & Mrs Cardinal, wild turkeys, 70 other bird species that I've identified so far, a river out back (if you can get through the woods), raccoons, porcupines, possums, flying squirrels, red squirrels, a 5 foot blue racer, a couple frogs in the water feature, one big toad.
PS -- Thx for the tip about Farm City, I just ordered it!
Oooh, fun!
.25 acres, owned - home and veggies
150 acres, rented - income crops
57 chickens - meat & eggs
2 raised beds - veggies
5 people - 2 work 40 hrs/week, 2 work part-time, 2 school full time
1 ornery house cat
6 lilac bushes - promoters of Spring :)
ha! This is so interesting!
I have:
100 cows
55 new calves
4 bulls, 5 feeders
1 horse
2 dogs
1 kitty
2 hens
1 woodstove (my true love)
1 fireplace
25 apple, pear, cherry trees
18 acres of apple & pear trees just out the back door
20 more acres apple & pear trees in the next town over
1 full time orchardist
1 full time IT administrator
1 mother in law with dementia
1 book days away from printer's deadline
6 laying hens
2 banty rooster
1 rebel rooster running loose
2 dogs: one shepard, one lab
1 outdoor cat
6 indoor/outdoor cats
50 quail who visit daily for scratch
7 hummingbirds mobbing the feeder
1 as-yet neglected veg garden (gotta get that book out the door!)
1 pantry full of home canned goods
1 freezer full of meat
100 items on my to-do list
1 acre - (0.6 acre is what I work with)
2 adult standard rex rabbits
2 weaned rex rabbits who will either be sold or eaten
2 laying hens
2 laying chicks
6 cornish X
1 cat
2 Akitas
3 chinchillas (my only 'pets' at this point)
planted corn yesterday
lots of seedlings to transplant
I just don't know how you can buy feed and keep everybody fed. It's amazing!
Only about 2 1/2 acres...for now:
600 foot driveway
2 people working 45 hours/week each
2 pitbulls
27 laying hens & 2 roosters
25 meat chicks on the way
10,000 sq ft of vegetable gardens
100+ raspberry and blackberry plants
50 foot strawberry patch
Wood stove with 5 cords of "fuel" in woodshed
Searching for 2 young milk goats..
Searching for 2 beehives...
Fruit trees on order...
.41 suburban acres, fenced
3 10 week old pullets - eggs/fertilizer
1 beagle - couch warmer
8 raised beds/various pots - veggies and fruits
2 fruit trees - peaches and cherries
5 people - 1 full time out of house, 1 part time WAHM, 1 toddler, 1 tiny fetus-type person, and 1 tenant
plenty of line drying space
rain barrel
compost bins
worm bins
canning equipment
large homebrewing setup
knitting needles and yarn
2.5 acres
2 adults
2 almost teenagers...yikes!
1 dog
2 cats
1 beehive - just about ready to be split!
1 rooster
4 hens
13 chicks and more on the way!
9 new nut and fruit trees
And seeds...lots and lots of seeds.
Right now I go through:
12 bales of hay
2 50-lb bags of sweet feed
1 bags of layer feed
1 bag of chicken grower feed
1/4 bag of Dairy Goat feed
1/2 30-pound bag of dog food
6 pound bag of cat food
a week!
Possum Blossom Acres - 2 acres
2 donkeys - Mama & son - guards
3 hens & 1 rooster - eggs & alerts
24 chicks - eggs
4 ducks - entertainment
2 cats - outside patrol
7 dogs - barking, companionship
2 parakeets - singing
1 fish pond - goldfish, koi
too tired to get into trouble
June
1 apartment with a large yard and awesome landlord (my stepdad)
2 humans with full time jobs
2 german shepherds for security, love and chicken monitoring
5 bantam cochin hens for eggs
5 californian rabbits for meat and fur with kits due next week!
4 raised garden beds + 25 containers for food
2 struggling dwarf fruit trees
Looking to the future when we can be in a place of our own where we can have dairy goats and pigs!
11.8 acres - mostly wooded
1 pond - glorified doggy swimming hole
2 fenced gardens - veggies galore, blueberry bushes too
2 pigs - tilling 1 of those fenced gardens as we speak, my future bacon
14 layer hens & 2 roos - eggs and entertainment
100 meat chicks - so many fuzzy butts!
15 poults - our first attempt at turkey dinners
40 layer chicks - eggs in high demand around here
900 maple taps - maple syrup *drool*
3 dogs - black lab, pit bull, Anatolian shepherd
2 foster dogs - pit bull puppy hit by a car, adult pit bull who had eye surgery
2 humans - working a combined 90+ hours a week off the homestead
Many windows full of seedlings!
10 months into my domesteading life:
25+ acres: mostly overgrown oak forest
3 raised beds, 4 oak barrels: vegetable garden
3 goats: brush clearing, dairy
1 colony of bees: honey
1 cat: mouse (and lizard and occasionally bat!) catching
1 neurotic dog: worrying about the meaning of existence and protecting the house from gnomes, dragons, and ghosts
3 chickens: eggs and conversation
2 cherry trees, 2 apple trees, 4 olive trees, 1 peach tree, 1 lemon tree, 4 blackberry canes and 1 grape vine
1 thoroughbred: adventure
1 law practice that isn't getting enough of my time...
1 little me trying to keep it all together!
40 acres- 32 hard wood forest, 6 Pasture/Gardens/Orchard
3 People - 1 working Father 40hrs/wk, 1 Working at Home Mom (20hours designing), 1 toddler
20 Chickens - Entertainment, Meat & Eggs
1 fulll-time Dog
2 Part-Time Dogs(neighbors)
1 Cat- Indoor geriatric variety
Large Veggie/Herb Garden: Feeds 3 families
Orchard: Apples, peaches, pears, ServiceBerry, blackberries, rasberries, blueberries, strawberries and vine kiwi
Greenhouse: Full of herbs and flowers to sell
Daylilies: Over 200 varieties on 1 acre. Sell at markets.
Echinacea: In nursery stage. 4 varieties on 1/4acre. Sell at markets.
In the works: Heritage turkeys and meat rabbits.
2 horses - for love
12 sheep - for mowing, company, and eventually meat
3 dogs - still trying to figure out why
1 cat
1 parakeet
12 chickens - eggs
1 outdoor garden
1 small greenhouse
4 teens (one leaving, one out, two in school)
7.5 acres in the rainforest in Hawaii
Future Plans:
meat chickens
second (bigger) greenhouse
*2.5 Acres
*3 Wannabe Farm Dogs :)
*1 Lazy Feline
*7 Chickens: Eggs
*5 Angora Rabbits: Wool
*4 Bee Hives: Honey & Pollination
*3 Ducks: Eggs & Slug Patrol
*6 Apple Trees, 3 Pear Trees,
4 Cherry Trees, 1 Fig Tree, 6
*6 Blueberry Bushes
*MANY Raspberry Canes
*1 Asparagus Patch
*6 Raised Garden Beds
*2 Adults and 1 Toddler
Coming Soon:
*Sheep: Wool
*Goats: Dairy
*Geese: Why not? :)
At the moment
966 Sq. Ft in the city.
1 husband-grad student.
2.5 kids-and obviously growing.
several houseplants-sanity keepers
a box or so of books about homesteading-reference/planning material
A head full of dreams and plans-garden, chickens, bees, sheep, something for dairy (small. sheep or goat)home business (cheese, or bakery, or nursery....or all three)
1 Rented home on 1 acre
1 Small island of bare, hand-tilled earth surrounded by a sea of sod
Too many seedlings awaiting transplant into said small patch of bare earth
1 Potted fig tree awaiting a permanent in-ground home once we buy property, hopefully within the next few years
3 Laying hens
1 Cornish cross who earned a stay of execution by laying eggs but hasn't layed since
9 Australorp chicks being raised for meat
1 Old cockerspaniel: sweetheart and moneypit
2 Cats: great entertainment, cuddlers, and miserably failed mousers
1 Airplane mechanic/awesome guy who can make any inanimate object bend to his will (think round peg/square hole)
1 33 yo physics lab instructor stricken with a dual case of pink and blue fever AND barnheart!
40 Acres
2 humans, both work 40+ hrs/wk
3 dogs - Old Norwegian Elkhound, Tick-laden Springer Spaniel & neurotic Pembroke Welsh Corgi
1 Norwegian Fjord Horse - big pet
Easter egger & Dark Brahma chickens for eggs
Chicks in the house
Foxes,a pack of wolves, 1 lone wolf, Coyotes, Pine Martens - all liking chicken for dinner
1 Large Vegetable garden
1 Small Flower Garden
1 Dog-for someone warm to snuggle with
5 Cats- to ward of the mice and to love
9 Chickens- For eggs and bug eaters
A window full of potted plants
A bunch of tomato seedlings, and some watermelon and pumpkin seedlings
And a bunch of wild apple trees- produce beautiful blooms and something for the chickens to eat
3.5 acres - rented
4 chickens - eggs
1 rooster - alarm clock
3 chicks - future eggs/meat
1 dog - security system
2 cats - 1 mouser, 1 snuggler
1/4 acre garden - freezer/canned food for the year
we are just starting out and have been at it for only a year, but expansion is definately in our future! thanks for the inspiration!
1 20x20 city backyard
2 chickens - eggs and fertilizer
10 cats - love and entertainment
1 large vegetable garden, planted in and around 1 shrinking flower garden
2 50 gallon rain barrels
4 compost bins
lots of seedlings ready to be planted out
6 pots of salad greens, harvesting now
3 shelves of books to get me to the life I want to have
too many plans to count
1 very patient man
1 woman - me - with full-time office job and hands that are never completely clean.
5 people -including 2, 4, and 7 year old kids.
50 acres of hay and pasture land
50 acres of river bottem and wooded land
1 milk cow
1 steer
20 chickens
1 house under construction that we are mostly doing ourselves. Passive solar design with greywater system to be done this summer.
1 broody hen with 8 chicks due friday
Garden space being planted today
1 pond
1 person working from home 40 hours a week at a normal job
All the rest of spare time spent on animals and house building
Check us out at www.thesimplefarm.com
1/5 acre
Approx. 480 sq foot raised garden bed space
10 laying hens
15 chicks (raising some for a friend as well)
1 rabbit-aka fertilizer maker
5 cats-2 who actually mouse (and occasionally bird)
2 dogs-1 smooth-coat Border Collie who practices his herding with my hens and one sweet mutt who tries to scare away the mailman
2 busy parents
5 happy children
A little late to the conversation, but here it goes:
- 1 suburban acre;
- 2 adults;
- 2 teenagers;
- 2 (human) kids;
- 11 cats - companions, mice hunters and dust balls producers;
- 1 Golden Pyrenees - guardian and dust ball producer;
- 3 goats - 2 Pygmies for milk and 1 Angora for fleece;
- 60+ heritage breed chickens - eggs, meat and genetic preservation;
- 50+ heritage breed chicks - for sale;
- 8 quails - eggs;
- 6 Chocolate Indian Runner ducks - gone to live in 3rd neighbor's pond because of...
- 1 not so nice neighbor - to remind me that some day - sooner rather than later - we have to move so we can have more land (and freedom);
- 1 nice neighbor - for bartering of pasture for my goats and space to cure garlic for chicks and heirloom seeds;
- 1 herb spiral;
- 1 compost heap;
- 1 rain barrel;
- 12 16' long raised beds;
- 1 garlic crop in the ground;
- 12 fruit trees;
- 1 raspberry patch;
- 1 blueberry patch;
- 3 kiwi vines;
- 1 cheese kit in the mail;
- 1 stall at this year's farmer's market;
- too many to count seedlings in the kitchen, workshop and outside;
- 1 article about urban hens to be published in August;
- 1000 things on to do list;
- 1000 projects yet to begin;
- 1 45+hours a week job that I wish I could give up to take care of everything above...
I forgot my strawberries, blueberries and raspberries! Oops!
Also catcoco those heritage chicks for sale.... I'd be interested in hearing more about them....
Rabbit, we breed Chanteclers (white, buff and partridge). It is the only Canadian breed and very well adapted to cold winters. The breed almost disappeared a few years ago but is now gaining in popularity. We sell chicks to homesteaders who wish to have a hardy breed that lays all year long (they do not require as much daytime light to lay). We are in Canada, just across a bridge from Montreal. We do ship hatching eggs to the rest of the country but not chicks... And, we are unable to ship to the USA :(
Less than 1/4 of an acre lot in the 'burbs
1 school principal
1 harried mom-by-day/editor by night
2 young children
1 cat
1 temporary mother-in-law and dog
4 rosemary plants that blessedly, BLESSEDLY, survived the winter
1 sturdy sage bush
3 sad blueberry bushes
Lots of lettuce and spinach planted in every viable space
1 drawing of "the farm he will buy me" by my 5 year old, complete with barn, sheep, chickens, and tractor
1 cupboard with a dwindling supply of sundry canned goods from last year's harvest
1 bookshelf full of sage advice and guide books for the Once and Future Farm
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We got a garden, the "incredible" sweet corn is up, the taters are doing good. We have blueberries and blackberries planted. Looking good.
We got a garden, the "incredible" sweet corn is up, the taters are doing good. We have blueberries and blackberries planted. Looking good.
4 acres-2 hardwood bottom/hunting area ,2 house ,pasture, garden
garden - with peas, corn, tomatoes, peppers, egg plants, potatoes, squash,beans, watermelons,& okra
25 chickens- eggs & meat
10 rabbits & counting- meat
4 goats- meat, milk, butter
1 full time job-not enough money
1-very tired happy farmer !!!
oops almost forgot!
1 calico cat- old friend/ good mouser
1 Boston Terrier- loveable mutt
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