BlogHide Resteemscaldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoEggs!! We are swimming in EGGS!!This time of year is so lovely, all the chicken girls start coming back online. After a LONG 3-4 month period of almost no eggs, we start getting between 5-9 dozen a day!! Love LOVE my chickens, and…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoGarden is officially started, for 2018This may not look like much to you, but this is the start of my very large garden for 2018!! On the left, is a ton of onions, about 85, 4 heads of hardneck white garlic, and on the right is a bunch…caldwellacres (33)in soap • 7 years agoAvocado Rose Face MaskThis is a two part mask, the best part is the dry mix, has tons of egg protein in it, for all skin types. I quadrupled the amount of powder you receive, so you can mix some with any fluid you'd…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoSoil CulturingThis is going to be a sort of interesting post for farming minded people. Those not interested in soil culture and growing green things, can probably skip this. We know that all life has a biome, a…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoBaby update!!I am very happy to report that Willow's twins and Clarity's remaining twins are doing great. Growing like weeds and adjusting nicely. Going to get the barn cleaned out before Cassie and Hunter are…caldwellacres (33)in soap • 7 years agoAlmond Leche Heaven is in the mold!!I do love Almond, quite a lot. Warm, cheery and inviting. Such a great soap.caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoSoaring Heart's Clarity is delivered of identical triplet doelings!!And the wait is over, Ms. Clarity had her Babies!! Beautiful triplets, from our dear Malcolm, who passed away right before Christmas. My poor sweet boy did a great job, in siring 3 girls. Ms…caldwellacres (33)in soap • 7 years agoNew fragrances to testI don't normally order sample sized fragrances, but the new florals I had to sniff. I am a sucker for a good clean floral, but they are hard to find. These were not terrible, my favorite would…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoClarity, the Mini-Nubian is 5 days overdue!!My spitfire goat Soaring Heart's Clarity, is 5 days over due, going on 6 days. With her first freshening, she had 4 kids, 2 boys and 2 girls. Only 3 survived birth, with the 4th being stillborn.…caldwellacres (33)in soap • 7 years agoBee mine soap!This fabulous rich facial soap, has Honey and Myrrh in it, and is scented with Honey. I chose to make this of melt and pour so that I could do a translucent layer, on top of the myrrh layer.…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoLima beans are sprouting!!!I am starting some lima beans inside, because we have such a short growing season here. Now supposedly you can't start them inside, but I am giving it a try, to see what happens.caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoNew tomatoes and sweet peppers going in!!I planted a bunch of tomatoes and sweet peppers last night. It's a little bit early, but I'd rather give them extra time to grow. We may not get a great growing season, so extra time is good. The…caldwellacres (33)in geese • 7 years agoBuff Toulouse Dew Lap GeeseWe currently have 2 Toulouse Geese, by the name of Sugar and Stevia, a goose and a gander. They are approaching 3 years old, so I figured it might be time to get a couple of goslings, to let them…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoGoaty babies, 5 days old!!It's amazing how fast they find their feet, and get moving. They were about a week premature, and had 2 dead siblings in utero, so this bouncy fun stuff, is a miracle!! And then..... the real…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoGoaty babies, 48 hours oldHere the twins are, a bit less than 48 hours old. Mommy is doing well, had her second dose of antibiotics, because of the 2 dead babies. These guys are super skinny because she had quadruplets…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoThe first goat babies have arrived, a week early, to Caldwell Acres!!Willow, our herd matriarch, had her babies a full week early, which is highly unusual. She normally cooks them a week or so longer than her due date, so I knew something was wrong. Last year, she…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoPlanting tomatoes and another type of onionStarted some tomatoes, and another type of onion, the Southport White Globe onion. Giving the Mortgage Lifter, Yellow Mortgage Lifter, Black Brandywine, Big Rainbow, Striped Roman, and Black…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoRebatching the Rose Soap On A StickPart of what makes soap making fun is that things sometimes don't go as planned. And sometimes those things are an awesome development, and sometimes not. I made a first batch of First Blush…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years ago20 days in on hot pepper growth and onion updateSo we are about 20 days in on the hot pepper starts, and I am very pleased that MOST have sprouted or are starting too. The Purple Jalapeno and the Scotch Bonnet are lagging behind pretty badly…caldwellacres (33)in farm • 7 years agoSeeds and more seedsI chose some new seeds to start off here in the garden, Lima beans of a couple of varieties, peas and beans, as well as some large tomato varieties. I will have some heavy pruning to do on these…
