First and foremost, Miss Pinky Pie is about to have piglets any time now! Her due date is today, but most likely this will happen during the night. This will be Pinky's first litter. You can read more about it here on my pig blog. We haven't had a litter of piglets for over a year now, and are looking forward to meeting the 4th generation born and raised here on our farm. Stay tuned for updates!
My chickens are still going strong. I'm debating whether or not to add new chicks this spring. I need to decide if I want to keep up this level of egg sales or scale back a bit. At 3 dozen eggs a day, it's a lot to deal with when customers skip a week or go on vacation. (The store I was selling the excess to moved to Hilo during the big lava scare.) I'm leaning toward just letting the flock thin out a bit with age, until it reaches a productivity level more easily handled. On the other hand, I still get new people seeking out these eggs - maybe I need to keep the supply going... decisions, decisions...
Both kitty-cats are content in their respective homes: Kona Boy here at the house and farm, and Blackie up at the Banana Shack on the land. Cats will always have a special place in my heart and these two have definitely purred their way in. Not to mention, they earn their keep by keeping the rodent population in check. Very important work on a farm, or anywhere really.
[turns out I still need a photo of the bees, sorry about that]
It turns out the first livestock on our new land is not beef after all, but bees! We got a hive of honeybees from a friend who enjoys getting others started on apiary adventures, just in time to pollinate the mango flowers... maybe we'll actually get mangoes this year! Mike is really excited about this latest hobby, and since there is quite a market for local honey, it may actually pan out. The hive is situated in a perfect spot underneath the Grandmother Mango tree - how cool is that?
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