Livin' The Dream Farm

01/28/2025

I’m going with 9.5

Only because the goat slept NEXT to my bed and I bottle fed it while in bed with me but it didn’t actually sleep with me.

How about you?

01/28/2025

ATWATER OHIO 44201

Lots of pets and livestock available

NIGERIAN DWARF
River/baby
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ANATOLIAN SHEPHERDS
Sookie/Rory
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NIGERIAN DWARF
Tinsley and bucklings
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GUINEA PIGS
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PYGMY GOATS
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NIGERIAN DWARF
Toast’s wether/doe
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PEACOCKS
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NIGERIAN DWARF
Demeter’s wethers
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CATS
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HORSE
pasture pet only
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DOG
Anatolian shepherd not livestock safe
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01/28/2025

01/28/2025

Egg and chicken prices will continue to rise

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-leads-nation-in-bird-flu-cases-among-commercial-poultry-operations/6W6SJ3SYNFE3DB7D4HTEYPC33Y/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0H0L4HH8RJtO1GPHMUpJqFIotcNn8qtVoXW-uC2ED_5nbpOoyGf4jN7Fc_aem_82x65G20rykWUDlNw0NLKQ

There have been more than 4.1M cases of bird flu this year in Ohio involving commercial poultry — all in Darke and Mercer counties.

01/28/2025

Do you agree?

01/28/2025

Are you and your spouse/significant other “PERFECT”?

My husband and I surely are 😂

01/28/2025

How much does it actually cost a farmer to produce a dozen eggs?

This math was from a couple years ago so I’m sure it is more now
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We have to change the rhetoric!

I like math, let’s do some:

PER HEN
$3.50 - pullet chick
$24.00 - chick starter (for 7 months)
$2.50 - nutrients supplement

Total $30 for a chick to 7 months old hen

7 months on for 2 years (prime laying) per hen
2lbs feed per week X 52 weeks a year for 2 years = 208 lbs fed.
208 lbs / by 50lb (per bag) = 4.16 bags fed
4.16 bags X $21.80 = $90.69 worth of feed

$90.69 + $30= $120.69 total

Let’s pretend the chicken for two years produce 400 eggs… average depends on breed.

$120.69/400= $.3017
$.3017 X 12 = $3.62 PER DOZEN

Now add in: equipment, heat, bedding, fencing, water, time, electricity, predation … etc!!

That’s $3.62 a dozen without the add ins… TO BREAK EVEN.

Let’s change this rhetoric going around let’s try:

“I can’t believe I paid $5 for these corporate garbage quality eggs from a supermarket”

Or better yet:

“I can’t believe I ONLY paid $5 for these locally produced, high quality eggs”

It’s just not sustainable.
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As baby chick season approaches and the price of eggs keep rising, I’m sure a lot of people are tempted to raise chickens themselves. Before people flock (no pun intended 🤣) to their local farm store and start buying all the baby chicks please consider the following 10 fun facts….

1. Most hens do not start laying eggs until 18-22 weeks of age (that’s about 5 months give or take)

2. For the first few weeks of their lives baby chickens need to be kept at a temperature of around 95 degrees Fahrenheit

3. Chicks need to eat…SURPRISE! And like the price of everything else chicken feed has went up. A 50lb bag of layer is over $20.

4. Chickens molt…what does that mean? Your chicken will become ugly and stop laying eggs for a period of time.

5. Chickens don’t lay as many eggs in the winter months.

6. The average lifespan of a chicken is 5-10 years.

7. Predators such as foxes, coyotes, neighbor’s dogs and even raccoons will hunt your chickens.

8. Chickens will p**p EVERYWHERE and I mean everywhere so be prepared to clean their pen often or if they are free range be sure to check your step or look before you sit.

9. Chickens love to dig holes and destroy bedding around flowers in the yard, good luck keeping them from doing so.

10. Chickens can get medical issues just like any other animal.

I’m not trying to discourage anyone from raising their own food in fact I think it’s great. However chickens are animals, animals that require attention and proper care.

So while I get that you don’t want to spend $7 on a dozen eggs double think your decision before you go gung ho on being a chicken farmer. Just do your research, it’s not like getting a fish 🤦🏼‍♀️

Sincerely,
A fellow chicken owner

01/28/2025

Their little wiggle butts and tails are so cute! ❤️

01/28/2025

I feel so judged by this 😂

01/28/2025

Atwater Ohio 44201

Available

Toast’s babies
Born 1/23/25
Ready 3/20/25

1 doe $300
2 wethers $125 each/$200 pair

01/28/2025

Now dats a big ole pile of sleeping kids 🐐

01/28/2025

Peacocks

Addressing care and housing concerns/comments

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01/27/2025

Birds in your barn or chicken coop

Are you disgusted with the birds? Worried about flock health by diseases being brought in from wild birds?

Give it a try! I am!

01/26/2025

KIDDING 2025 update
(early part of the year)

7 down/4 to go

Pygmies
Tallulah 1 doe
Waffles 1 doe/1 buck
Tilly 2 does/1 buck

Nigerian Dwarf
Demeter 2 does/2 bucks
River 3 does
Tinsley 2 does/1 bucks
Apple….
Toast 1 doe/2 bucks
Dreamer…
Dapples….
Selene….

01/26/2025

Horses

To blanket or not to blanket, the age old question

https://www.totalequinevets.com/client-center/resources/TEVApedia/blanket-or-not-blanket

If you choose to blanket, be sure you are changing blankets regularly. There isn’t a one size fits all for temperatures. If your blanket is too thick it will cause your horse to sweat and ultimately become cold and more likely to get rain rot. You may need to have 3-5 different blankets and change every few hours to align with the temperature.