Mesquite Creek Critter Farm

03/06/2024

The fun is about to begin! After a little hardening off time, these beauties will be ready for transplanting. 🍅 All of these are new varieties to me. This year I wanted to branch out and grow unusual, really unique but flavorful varieties. Lots direct from tomato breeders, along with Russian, Ukrainian and Lithuanian seeds. So thankful for these opportunities. 😊

Huge thanks to my sweet hubby for hauling them from the grow room to the greenhouse. 😘
Have a blessed day friends!

03/01/2024

Our ladies have been loving this weather! I couldn’t ask for a more beautiful basket of eggs. 🤎🤍
Have a fabulous Friday friends!

02/28/2024

It’s 40 degrees with a wind chill of 32 so what’s one to do? Pot up tomatoes inside! 🍅

I can’t say enough good things about these 6 pack seed starting cells from Bootstrap Farmer - Best roots thus far on all of my seedlings. The air pruning is far superior to any others I’ve ever used.

Looking forward to an amazing garden this year! 💚

01/14/2024

Wanted to share with you all this amazing egg holder I found. Our ladies typically lay many more eggs than we can keep up with. I was looking for a better way to store the eggs long term than my little wicker baskets. We love it! Holds 30 large eggs and is so easy to refill.

🥶Everyone stay inside and warm today! It’s brutally cold! 🥶

04/03/2023

This poor sweet girl is miserable pregnant. I’m watching her like a hawk because I’m concerned she may have quads or a couple of very large bucklings. Neither is ideal. This is her third pregnancy but she’s only ever had a single kid before. 😳

Anyone have a guess about the number of kids? 😊

02/27/2023

Welcome Midnight to the farm! Mr. CHOC-o-late now has a buddy to hang with. 🖤 Spring is such a blessing on the farm.

02/23/2023

Welcome Mr. CHOC-o-late! 🤎 He’s our first calf of the year. Thankfully Mom calved easily and is being a helicopter parent thus far. 🤭

10/11/2022

Fall corn is coming on strong! 🌽

08/09/2022

It’s so nice to still have a little green around with all of our heat and drought this year. Have a blessed day friends. ☑️💕

07/11/2022

Anyone else really struggling with their orchard this year? We have a whopping two plums on our tree.

06/04/2022

Nothing better than fresh food from the garden! 😋

04/07/2021

Wishing everyone a blessed Tuesday 🌷 The garden is beginning to come together!

03/18/2021

Spring is upon us! Wanted to share a few pics of my tulips and daffs opening up. Have a blessed Thursday 🌷

02/07/2021

These kids are the cutest! Hope they make your smile. 😁

02/03/2021

Early Spring is my FAVORITE time of the year on the farm! We had 18 kids this year!!! 6 bucklings & 12 doelings. Several of our mommas had triplets! We even have some moonspots & lots of blue eyed babies! 💙

01/10/2021

01/10/2021

‼️FREE ROOSTERS - 8 weeks old! ‼️
We’ve got 8 roosters hatched on 11/9/20 if anyone would like to have them. They’re beautiful birds, we simply have too many. DM us if you’re interested.

01/01/2021

Birds and animals are saying burr!!!

12/22/2020

2021 gardening underway! 🙌🏻 🍅 🫑 🧅 🥬

12/17/2020

We’ve got two - 1 year old bucks ready for some new ladies. Both are blue eyed, proven, intact & UTD on all vaccinations. Not registered. Sweet dispositions and love a good scratch. DM us for questions or information.

12/16/2020

For first year layers, we are loving the color variations! 🐥

10/18/2020

95% hatch rate on our first round of chicks for the Fall! 🐣 These F2 littles should lay even darker and/or brighter eggs than their mothers. 🥚 💙🤎Now off to find a MUCH bigger brooder for them!

10/13/2020

Since my little herd can’t roam freely to enjoy their favorite tree leaves, Mom cuts them & brings them to them every morning. ❤️

Also, fingers crossed all of my does are bred! 🤞🏻 The boys have been loving being in with the gals!

Have a blessed Tuesday everyone! 🤗

10/01/2020

Fall garden harvest! This is my first bean harvest, but my trellises are covered! I let my mini white cukes go a little long, but they still taste great! 😋

What’s growing in your Fall garden?

09/25/2020

What is growing in your Fall garden? So far, I’m looking the most forward to the sugar snap peas & cosmic purple carrots!

❓❓Question for all of my gardening friends.❓❓
What is your secret weapon for aphids and grasshoppers? They’ve been AWFUL this year! I’m talking about wiping seedlings out before they’re 2”-3” tall!
Have a blessed weekend! 🤗

09/17/2020

Boss loves to pick 🐛 off my plants. He is always on the lookout for another hopper!

09/17/2020

My first year layers are producing some gorgeous speckled eggs! 🥚

06/28/2020

All lined up waiting for a grasshopper to jump in!
Have a blessed Sunday friends 🤗

05/27/2020

My pincushion cactus are super happy with their new home on the farm! 🧡 🌵

05/20/2020

Happy hump day from my herd and I! 🤗