I suppose that most people who are working towards a goal, research and follow other people who are achieving that same goal. Both Philip and I follow several homesteading groups online. Cornish Cross Broilers are a frequent topic on these forums. We were quite intrigued by the fast growth of these birds. When Philip and…
The Peking Duck, our honored guest, must have felt like he arrived in Heaven! The creek was an amazing haven to explore and relax. We tried to tether him, but no matter how we tied the rope to his foot, he untied it. Rather than keep him cooped up, we let him explore during the…
The garden is full of blossoms, the best kind are those that produce food! However we plant flowers in the green house and garden to attract pollinators to the garden. This year we learned we need to plant the flowers sooner so they are more mature and blossoming sooner than the vegetables.
We are slowly looking at downsizing the Florida House to prepare it for sale, which means that the number of animals we keep needs to be reduced. The number of turkeys we have is much higher than it needs to be. I remember the day we bought the first turkeys and they told us they…
At the end of March the greenhouse was getting pretty hot during the day in Florida. We cut the side of the visqueen and rolled it on a piece of PVC to make a large window. To help with the heat, we put screen in the opening to keep critters out. We could tell that…
We had given my daughter, Kaitlyn Soroka a baby turkey to go with her new laying hens chicks. Snowflake, their Royal Palm hen was really getting the hang of her wings. She was getting braver by the day to explore her territory, including the roof of their house. Time to do a little wing trimming…
Ohhhh what a day today was… Philip has been looking for months, trying to justify the purchase of a tractor since we are not full time on the homestead. We’d go back and forth regarding the timing of such an expensive purchase. However, the time had finally come that we had to purchase a tractor…
On our first walk through the new property, I spotted what looked like a rock water slide. We were on a mission, so I didn’t take time to explore the area, but I made a point to come back to see exactly what the rock was. The trail is behind the waterfall in the image…
It’s been about a month since the greenhouse was started, so time for us to share a greenhouse update. The interior bed design is still under construction and additional beds have been added. Since the walls are in place, each bucket full of dirt is hand carried in and dumped. The planting continues. Both Philip…
The spring is an exciting time at the Florida House. Of course in Florida, we get a head start on spring! While the rest of the world is dreaming about warm days, we are well into the tasks of spring time on the homestead. Our granddaughter, Addison, spent some time helping me with chores. It…
