Sand Holler Farm

05/29/2019

Garden finds...a frog and a chrysalis!

04/27/2019

Bijoux with Kaleb and Lando

04/27/2019

04/06/2019

04/06/2019

Spring kids...Loona, Luke and Leia

01/15/2019

12/07/2018

12/07/2018

First freeze!

11/09/2018

09/23/2018

09/23/2018

Cody, Leo, and W***y May

09/23/2018

05/20/2017

I'll be bringing Early Girl tomatoes to Bastrop Cattle Company for the Ranch Day tomorrow from 10-2. These are great tomatoes and may sell out early. Let me know if you would like a bulk order (5+ lbs) and I'll set them aside for you. $3/lb. Organically grown at Happy Chick Farms!

05/17/2017

Come grab goodies at Happy Chick Farms today from 2-6. (4120 Old McMahan Rd) Veggies, eggs, beef, dairy, honey and more!

05/15/2017

We will be selling our vegetables and duck eggs at Happy Chick Farms on Wednesday from 2-6 and at Bastrop Cattle Company on Sunday from 10-2. It's root season and we'll have carrots, potatoes, onions, beets and turnips as well as plenty more. Come out and support your local farms!

05/08/2017

We had an awesome crew of friends come out and help put up some fencing this weekend! Everyone's kids had the day off to just play on the farm. Amazingly, they were fascinated by the potato dig and actually helped out a bit. :)

Thanks to everyone that came out!

05/01/2017

Death is very much a part of life on a farm. But sometimes it hits you hard nonetheless. Last night we lost our Crooky. She was a good age for a chicken, probably about 5. When the girls and I lived at the farm, she was in the house most every day, picking up crumbs or even getting a special treat. She was a good chicken and we will miss her.

04/30/2017

Storm's a brewin'

03/19/2017

Four little girls visiting with Spot yesterday!

03/18/2017

Sand Holler Farm's cover photo

03/18/2017

True love!! ❤️

03/17/2017

The last step in Richard's care was removing his overgrown spur. His infection was due to an injury to his leg months ago. His limp from that injury (and the abscess, I'm sure) made it so that the spur in that leg was not naturally worn/broken at all. It was beginning to interfere with walking.

Amazingly, to get a spur off, you just grab, twist and pull. The 'quick' heals rapidly and begins to grow a new spur.

And the kids have a new toy. 🙄

03/17/2017

Richard the Rooster was my patient for the day. He has 'bumblefoot' - a staph infection that forms a hard abscess. It requires a minor surgery to remove all the solidified exudate. His abscess was unbelievably deep. I thought I was about to remove the last tiny bit when I pulled out a bizarre sliver nearly as long as my finger! 😳 He's all bandaged up and asleep for the night. He was a good patient and only drew a small amount of my blood before I had him properly restrained.

And now I won't be able to eat chicken for weeks. The smell! 😵

02/24/2017

Tecolote Farm

Tecolote Farm just east of Austin was hit hard by the storms last weekend. If you have time today, stop by to help out and enjoy some lunch!

We have a great framing crew, thanks to Eli Mosley & Chris Mosley ~ the Mos. Bros. Construction Team (actually Mosley Design Build), but we would love some more hands on deck to pick up brush, sort and move the wood torn from the barn rafters, pull nails, find out where to recycle solar panels, etc. Come on out now if you're able. Lunch for our volunteers coming your way from Michelle Carlson, Cake and Spoon, yeay Melissa!, Royal Blue Grocery 2, yeay George!, Decker Creek Bed & Breakfast & Biscuit, yeay Pat!, and after-work libations from Hops and Grain, yeay Danny and Josh and crew! PLEASE SHARE THIS POST!
This is FOR TODAY. Right now.

02/22/2017

You gotta treat for me?

12/21/2016

Happy Solstice!

11/30/2016

Come get your farm fresh goodies today from 2-6 PM at The Old McMahan Farm Stand! We've got eggs, veggies, beef, dairy, honey, baked goods and more.

The farm stand is hosted by Happy Chick Farms, 4120 Old McMahan Rd.

See you soon!

11/24/2016

Turkey feather from my walk through the woods this morning. This one got away! :)

11/23/2016

First carrot of the season!

11/22/2016

Can anyone guess what we've been doing today? 😀

11/17/2016

Did somebody say homegrown salsa? Yes, please!

11/16/2016

New critter on the farm! Look what came wandering up the road - an African spurred tortoise. He's a small guy, *only* 50 lbs...they can get up to 200 lbs! 😄