Getting Back in the Saddle

So much has happened in the last year.  Long story short we had to move to a new property due to a less then honest real estate deal we were in with a local mortgage company.  After consulting attorneys we realized that we needed to follow the painful but realistic advice to walk away from our little farm.  Lesson learned - even if the other party is in breach of contract it can require more in resources to enforce it than it may be worth in the end.  So we are now on a smaller piece of property and starting over from scratch. It was very difficult to dismantle what we had worked so hard to build.  Depressing in fact and I really lost heart for quite a while.  However, I am pulling up my bootstraps and getting to it!

Due to close proximity of neighbors we will have no roosters, so instead of chickens we are getting ready for Pekin Ducks!  We had them before and loved them.  Duck eggs are fabulous for baking and Pekin is also a great meat option.

We are also slowly rebuilding our rabbitry - we currently have a New Zealand doe that has been bred to a Sinatra buck - so stay tuned for kit updates.  We also have a small herd of pedigreed Lionheads - 2 does have been bred and we should have some Show Quality kits.

Our 3 little boys have a small herd of cavy (guinea pigs) also pedigreed  - so we will eventually have some Peruvian babies :-)

Half of the new property is being cleared by "Mr. Clover" and it is going to also require many loads of clean fill but we are working on one area at a time.  The new bunny barn is first priority and will be done within the month.

I apologize for starting this blog and not sticking to it.  I intend to be more diligent from here on out!