Ducklings in the Breezeway

 Over the last couple of weeks, we had 9 ducklings, 2 chicks, and 1 Royal Palm turkey hatch in the incubator.  An additional 60+ ducklings have hatched under sitting mama ducks.

Great Pyrenees Adopts Anchored Farms

I went out to do chores on 1 April, and there was a stray Great Pyrenees laying by the barn breezeway.  I first thought it was Kordu, who had broke free, but Kordu was right where he was supposed to be. This stray was very hesitant to approach me, but eventually did when I offered him food.  

He is an amazing guard dog when it comes to the house and people.  He doesn't mess with the adult farm birds or animals, but he did kill a baby chicken, so we can't let him be around the baby birds for a while.

Alisa said he looks like a polar bear, so the family has named him "Po".

Pic 1:  Po walking by the livestock trailer.

Pic 2:  Po hanging out by the barn door.

Pic 3:  Po hanging out with Danielle and Helaman

Butchered Boer Wether

 So, we finally processed the first Boer wether and it produced 44 lbs of packaged meat.

2025 Update

 A lot of changes have taken place on Anchored Farms.  We sold off all of our livestock in 2023, and currently only have farm birds, and five Boer Goats that we bought in the Spring of 2024 for meat production.  Scotty, our registered Scottish Highland bull ended up being processed, because we couldn't sell him.  Three buyers split the beef.  The rest of our Highlands were sold for breeding purposes to other cattle ranchers.

Pic 1: Three Royal Palm toms

Pic 2: Five Boer wethers enjoying Goat ration mixed with Sweet Feed.

Pic 3: Vekili (Anatolian shepherd/Great Pyrenees cross) hanging out with the birds

Pic 4: Five Boer wethers same as above

Wiki the Scot

Wiki, our Scottish Highland bull calf getting some face time. 

These pictures were taken on 4-14-2022

Wiki, with his mom behind him to the left, and his Auntie McKenzie behind him to the right.

Wiki with a broadside pose.

Wiki and his mom, Eilidh, checking out the lawn mower.

 

Quick Update

 It's been a while since anyone paid attention to our "blogs".  I will attempt to get them updated on a regular basis.  We also have a FB "Anchored Farms" page and an Instagram "Anchored Farms".  Feel free to follow all three. These pictures were taken on 31 January 2022.

Not Guinea eggs, just some chicken eggs.

Quick Update

 Time flies when you're having fun.  A lot has happened since 2019.  I will attempt to update this form of e-journal on a regular basis.

This pictures were taken on 10 Jan 2022.  Josiah wanted to wait to celebrate his birthday, until Grandma Stark could be here for the celebration.  She was gone for almost a year, spending time with the other family members in Arizona, Washington, and Oregon.

Pic 1:  Josiah holding up one of his gifts.

Pic 2: Josiah reading a box, as Alisa, Chris, Danielle, Helaman, and Jared, look on.

Pic 3: Darci, Bonnie, Eloise, Karen, and Charlene watch Josiah and Ona open birthday gifts.

Pic 4: Edrie, Danielle, Darci, Bonnie, and Eloise watching the fun.

Pic 5: Ona posing with her birthday cupcakes.