It's a beautiful and busy day at the McKinney Farmer's Market! We have all kinds of fun family events, the fire department is here for up close visits with a fire truck, we have a library event with story telling, and we have local authors to visit with! At the farm booth the first peppers are ready, we've pickled the last of our beets, there is a full flat of farm flower bouquets, and lots of fun plants available. Come on out today from 8-Noon
It's lovely and cool and most importantly, not raining! Come on out for our fresh green, beets, turnips, and flowers as well as all our other farm raised goodies! See you at 8-Noon at the McKinney Farmer's Market
More parkour challenges from Penny. Gilly's triplets gave it a go, but no one beats the princess.
Penny is our daredevil doeling from this years kid group. She's been riding our donkey for weeks and I finally got it on camera today. Thanks again to @stonyglenstables for letting us have the bestest nanny donkey around, Miss Daisy Mae. Apologies for Abel Turkey photo bombing, if he sees a camera he assumes it's for him.
The farmers market is open! Spend your Saturday morning with us from 8-12 today at Chestnut Square Historic Village.
Rainy day fun! Our large clutch of Serama chicks are out and on the move with all three mother hens on guard and ready to demonstrate the "scratch and examine" technique of finding your own food.
Easter surprise! The large clutch of Serama eggs began hatching. We moved the nest box with all three hens, dozen chicks and a few eggs still hatching to a coop on the ground so the mothers could hop off for a second to eat and drink. It's not uncommon for hens to go without for days once hatching begins and that includes potty breaks as well as food and water. You'd think with this many hens they'd tag team, and that is how they started sitting, but once hatching began each hen wanted ALL the chicks and would steal chicks if I lifted a hen to check under her. They are out of their 2 story hen house now and the chicks should be ready to leave the nest box tomorrow to start eating and drinking.
It didn't last for long, and the farm dog was underwhelmed, but it was pretty while it lasted. (The whole 30 minutes ☺️)
What do farm kids do during Christmas break? Applied physics problems! How do you move an 8 x 12 chicken coop 100 ft from current location without tractor or other pulling vehicle, and without pulling it apart? Lots of PVC pipe, wood track and levers! Chicken coop is moved and now we can start assembling the new caterpillar tunnel.
Working in the woods on this glorious fall day, my favorite time of the year! Farm chores; dig post hole for new gate, fence off extra round bales so goats don't destroy them before they get a chance to eat them, and figure out how to move my chicken coop 60 feet backwards to make room for poly tunnel. New addition to the farm arriving soon!
The market is open! Come and get your weekly goodies and produce. Canticle Farm is at the North end of Chestnut street between Aunt Nettie and CF Sharpening.
The Holiday Market at Chestnut Square Historic Village is open and ready to give you a relaxed and unique shopping experience. Grab a coffee from our custom coffee roasters, stroll the booths of one-of-a-kind, locally made Christmas gift option. Nibble on all of the great foods offered by our vendors. Today I have some wonderful gift packages priced at under $10, and just for our farmer's market customers we are doing our 5 bars of soap for $25! Santa will be here too at 10:00 for free pics with your kids and fur babies, free provided by the market vendors!
Get it before it gets hot! This morning at McKinney Farmer's Market we have Collin County pears, cantaloupes, okra, peppers, and tomatoes as well as some beautiful local grown flowers. The heat is slowing things down in the garden so limited supply. See you at the market!
Lots of goodies for your 4th of July festivities! Join us at McKinney Farmer's Market this morning for your tomatoes, okra, squash, peppers, Walla Walla onions, flowers, cukes and more! The veggies don't last long, but we will always have our goat milk soap and other goodies available. 8-12 today.
