Devonviolet Acres

[Baymule]

Wow! Your ducklings are GROWING! Their momma sure has done a fine job of raising her unusual chicks! Love the mini-hoop coop!

 

[Devonviolet]

Are you adding brewer's yeast to their food?.....they sure are cute,

Thanks CntryBoy.

No, we aren't giving them Brewer's yeast. However, we are feeding,them fermented feed. They have been getting that since we gave them their first meal. We give the older chickens & ducks fermented feed as well. However, the duckling's feed has starter pellets (with higher protein) and rolled oats, instead of layer pellets and whole grains. Both feeds have goat milk as well as granular kelp, for added minerals & micro nutrients.

 

[Devonviolet]

Wow! Your ducklings are GROWING! Their momma sure has done a fine job of raising her unusual chicks! Love the mini-hoop coop!

Yes, they are! I've been checking in on them. But, DH has been doling out the feed and fresh water twice a day, so he saw them more often. I was shocked when I went to move them, this afternoon. They seemed a lot bigger than I remembered them from this past Sunday.

As a comparison, here they were, when they first hatched:

And here they are today:

 

[Bruce]

The Quack Shack!!

 

[animalmom]

Oh,@Bruce! That was so bad it was good!

 

[Devonviolet]

Yeah, that was good!

DH and I are still giggling over "Mini Hooper", from @CntryBoy777, though.

 

[farmerjan]

As long as there are no seed heads to spread seed, it won't be a problem and the animals love it. Our cows would eat that before the orchard grass.

 

[farmerjan]

Most people that keep a round bale to peel off hay to feed, set it with the "flat side down", then you can peel it off around and around so to speak. Plus that eliminates it from getting "flat" on one side and making it hard for it to roll. Farmers that store round bales in barns here usually always put the bottom row down on the flat side, in case you would want to roll it instead and then stack from there. But then most have tractors with a bale spear that can move them.

 

[Bruce]

But then most have tractors with a bale spear that can move them.

That is sort of key isn't it?! Lots of small "hobby farms" don't have that equipment.

 

[Devonviolet]

MOZZARELLA! YUM!!!

I finally made my first batch of Mozzarella cheese. Ooohhh mmyyy. GOSH!!!!! It turned out amazing!!! And it went together so quickly! It was a lot faster than the cheese curds.

It was soft, chewy & just the right amount of salt.

I told DH this is the cheese we are going to be making from now on. WOW!

Although, I still plan to make Chevre too. It is yummy in it's own way.

I used 2 gallons of milk & ended up with 1-1/2 pounds of Mozzarella cheese, and 6 cups of whey.