The Scratch & Patch Farm

The Scratch & Patch Farm This page is mainly for poultry focused pics, updates and simple farm life now๐ŸคŽโœจ๏ธ
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๐“•๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ผ๐“ฝ ๐“ฐ๐“ธ๐“ธ๐“ผ๐“ฎ ๐“ฎ๐“ฐ๐“ฐ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ธ๐“ทแดดแต‰สณแต‰'หข แต—แต’ สฐแต’แต–โฑโฟแต แถ แต’สณ แดณแต’แต’หขหกโฑโฟแตหข!
01/07/2026

๐“•๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ผ๐“ฝ ๐“ฐ๐“ธ๐“ธ๐“ผ๐“ฎ ๐“ฎ๐“ฐ๐“ฐ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ธ๐“ท

แดดแต‰สณแต‰'หข แต—แต’ สฐแต’แต–โฑโฟแต แถ แต’สณ แดณแต’แต’หขหกโฑโฟแตหข!










01/05/2026

The first ducklings of 2026 have arrived and I couldn't be more in love!

I totally squealed when I saw their mom bring them out๐Ÿ˜‚โœจ๏ธ๐Ÿฅน











๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ?!
01/02/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ?!








2025 แด›แด€แดœษขสœแด› แดแด‡ แดแดส€แด‡ แด›สœแด€ษด ษช แด‡แด แด‡ส€ แด‡xแด˜แด‡แด„แด›แด‡แด….This was the year I bottle-fed my first baby sheep, kept her alive one feeding ...
12/31/2025

2025 แด›แด€แดœษขสœแด› แดแด‡ แดแดส€แด‡ แด›สœแด€ษด ษช แด‡แด แด‡ส€ แด‡xแด˜แด‡แด„แด›แด‡แด….

This was the year I bottle-fed my first baby sheep, kept her alive one feeding at a time, and watched her grow into a phenomenal adult who genuinely believes sheโ€™s a dog. It taught me patience, responsibility, and just how much love and commitment go into raising something from the very beginning.

I also delivered my first calf unassisted (by someone much more experienced then me). It was an intense, eye-opening experience, and I witnessed firsthand what can happen when a calf is left unassisted too long (from a previous delivery that didn't have a happy ending). That moment taught me the importance of timely care, vigilance, and respect for lifeโ€™s fragility. Itโ€™s a memory that will stay with me forever....and it pushed me to grow as a caretaker, farmer, and human.

It was also the year I finally processed six yearsโ€™ worth of hard work with my pig herd...genetics, decisions, sacrifices, and lessons that didnโ€™t always make sense in the moment, but shaped everything I do now.

I also closed a 10-year chapter by stepping away from rabbits. A chapter that ( fun fact), I lived while being severely allergic to them. It was hard & uncomfortable at times, but something I truly enjoyed and learned from.

This year came with accusations, name-calling, and moments that tested my resilience more than Iโ€™d like to admit. There were highs that filled my heart and lows that knocked the wind out of me. Growth rarely happens quietly, and 2025 made sure I understood that.

It was hard. It was messy. It was meaningful.
And despite everything, I wouldnโ€™t trade it for the world.

Lil Miss Hen has a pretty significant head (surface) wound so she is inside warming up by the fire. It'll be 30ยฐ here in...
12/29/2025

Lil Miss Hen has a pretty significant head (surface) wound so she is inside warming up by the fire.

It'll be 30ยฐ here in South Mississippi tonight so I want to make sure she stays comfy! Tbh she'll probably sleep inside tonight too๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿฅฐ

Yes indeed!๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸคŽโœŒ๐Ÿฝ
12/27/2025

Yes indeed!๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸคŽโœŒ๐Ÿฝ

Miss Bubbles lived a full and happy life๐Ÿคโœจ๏ธWhen I got her (as a poult) I was not informed that she was a *meat* breed. S...
12/25/2025

Miss Bubbles lived a full and happy life๐Ÿคโœจ๏ธ

When I got her (as a poult) I was not informed that she was a *meat* breed. She's grown fairly well and easily, but lately with the cold weather I could tell she was struggling with her weight, joints etc.

I made the decision to process her today and was surprised (I'm not sure why) to find out that she was a she and not a he like I had thought this whole time!

She dressed out to 13/15 lbs and will be well appreciated and enjoyed by our family.๐Ÿคโœจ๏ธ

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€. ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐Ÿ“Not all โ€œmeanโ€ roosters are actually mean...and not all behavior should be toler...
12/24/2025

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€. ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐Ÿ“

Not all โ€œmeanโ€ roosters are actually mean...and not all behavior should be tolerated either. There is a difference. Many people are scared of Roosters due to only knowing the mean ones.

๐€ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž
โ€ข Attacks people unprovoked
โ€ข Targets children, pets, or anyone walking by
โ€ข Seeks you out to fight
โ€ข Shows aggression even when no hens are present
โ€ข Displays no warning, just straight violence
This isnโ€™t protection. Itโ€™s poor temperament, and it usually gets worse with age.

๐€ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐›:
โ€ข Stays alert and watches the sky and surroundings
โ€ข Positions himself between perceived threats and his hens
โ€ข Gives warning signs first (posturing, vocalizing, wing spreading)
โ€ข De-escalates once the โ€œthreatโ€ backs off
โ€ข Is calm and respectful when no danger is present
That rooster isnโ€™t being mean...heโ€™s protecting his flock like heโ€™s hardwired to do.

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™™๐™ž๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š?
๐˜ˆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด.
๐˜ˆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.
๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต. ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ. ๐˜’๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜บ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ.

Unpopular opinion...if they are attacking my animals they will be unalived. If they aren't...I'm more then happy to leav...
12/23/2025

Unpopular opinion...if they are attacking my animals they will be unalived.

If they aren't...I'm more then happy to leave them alone! I'm very much a *I know they are wild and thats their nature* but I am also a *they are eating my animals, my animals come first* type of farmer.

Comment your thoughts about this below! Keep all opinions respectful๐Ÿ–ค

What do ya do when someone calls ya up asking if you can come get their flock of birds? Naturally ya detour on the way h...
12/18/2025

What do ya do when someone calls ya up asking if you can come get their flock of birds?

Naturally ya detour on the way home from your MeMes (outta state) and get them!

Her hands are strong and steady, soil-stained, scratched and bleeding yet hardworking...proof that a girl who works the ...
12/17/2025

Her hands are strong and steady, soil-stained, scratched and bleeding yet hardworking...proof that a girl who works the land can grow anything she sets her heart on.












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