Wild Moon Cottage: From Chick Day 08

Wild Moon Cottage is a small working homestead in the pristine Ozark Mountains. We have dairy goats, poultry, organic herb and vegetable gardens, a start of a tiny fruit orchard, several black walnut trees, wild berries and fields of wildcrafting goodness. We raise our own milk, our own eggs, much of our own medicine and food. I do laundry by hand, make my own vinegar, candles, soap, bread, cheese ........ For a living I am an artist and herbalist. My goal for myself and our homestead is to be as self sufficient and self sustaining as possible.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

From Chick Day 08

We got the chicks in April, much to early but we couldn't wait. We've had tons of chicks over the years but never gotten from a hatchery. We've always had chicks raised by our own hens. Hatchery chicks are much different, raised by lightbulbs ((((poor things))))))

We also got 7 ducks. we were going to get a duck or two but we saw these 7 and they were leftovers no one wanted. For sale "a buck a duck" so I got them all. Julius, the crested duck, left his shell body so now we have 6 which have tunred out to be Runner Ducks.