World of Beer

It was delicious. First a chocolate stout, then a fat pretzel, followed by a giant BBQ Bacon Burger and French fries. Then we sampled 4 beers:  midnight stout, Lost Coast Tangerine, and Ace Apple Cider. I forgot the fourth beer. It wasn't my favorite. We finished up then walked across the street to the Rustic Rose. We maneuvered in and out of their isles and laughed at occasion cards with humor victimizing senior citizens. We went back to World of Beer to hear the band and I ordered a blueberry wheat beer. It was the best night ever!

Growth, bantam bunnies, and cages

I added roofing to both sides of the original hutch and hung four new cages from it. Two of the cages are mine and two are friends of mine. (I am bunnysitting his rabbits while he's on vacation.) Eventually I will have 2 of my own cages there for a total of 8 cages. Bunny burgers forever! The six bunnies pictured here are almost ready for harvesting. I will process them at around 11 weeks old, just after the 4th of July.

The silver Sebright bantam are roosters. I will be selling them ASAP.

Bantam growing

These are a few of the bantam I have been raising. They are looking good and running out of room in the chicken tractor.

These are the sketches and final product of my Eggstream chicken tractor. It is made for 3-4 regular chickens or 5-6 Bantams. There are definitely some changes that need to be made. It needs bigger wheels for easier portability. It needs a door that I could get into to catch the chickens if needed. Later I plan on adding a heat lamp for winter. Also, the feeder needs work. The food gets caught up in the elbow of the PVC pipe and all the chicks crowd the first opening. There needs to be some slope or ram rod or something to make it work right. But still I am pleased with the over all design. I am anxious to see the little girls grow into it.

Dinner....one evening.

This silver Sebright seems to be developing a food label. Or a nice sized comb. Whateva you want to call it. I have 6 Sebright and 3 of them are developing these combs way faster than the others. This might be nothing. But then again it might mean, that due to the rules of Gulfport, they are fated to be dinner. There are several other bantam in the coop that will be roosters or chicken tenders...Whateva you want to call'em.

short and sweet.
I...
Miss my mom
love my wife
cherish my daughter
work on the farm
keep up with the teaching
spend too much time on useless things
DON'T SPEND ENOUGH TIME IN THE WORD
can't wait for summer vacation
am going to eat breakfast now.

Big Hairy Deal

The rabbits are growing nicely. Funny Bunny seems to be a great momma. I try to go out and play with the little bunnies at least once a day so they won't be as skittish around people as the adult rabbits are. I know, I know; I'm playing with my food. But I am not so insensitive as to look at them as meat in the freezer. They will be looked after, played with, yes maybe even named, for their short ten or eleven weeks of life. Then they will be canned and eventually sauteed with some butter, salt and pepper. Well all except one...Bucks new wife. Gotta keep the bacon, uh, err, bunny on the table.