Backyarding And Kids

Category: backyarding with kids and every day house projects

about chickens,kids, and house/bacyard porjects

  • Seeds

    What seeds are you getting ready to store? So far I’ve done sun flowers, cucumbers, habaneros, chili peppers, tomatoes of different varieties, bell peppers, pumpkin, soon I will do zucchini, and this evening I’m working on the pomegranate seeds.

    I will need to clean the pulp off each of these seeds by squeezing them and running them under cool water. Then rubbing them with a paper towel to get the rest of the pulp off. Then they will air dry after they are fully dry I can store them until I’m ready to plant some more pomegranate trees. #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #hobby #backyarding #gardening #mjbackyardingwithkids #homesteading #harvest #seeds Join me on Parler Social Media! https://par.pw/download

  • Puma

    One of the crafts I’ve been working on is this ceramic puma

    I wanted to give this to #3 for her birthday that is coming up. When I bought this item I didn’t realize that its missing a tooth. Later on I will be making a tooth for it.

    It took me a few weeks to get this done. I haven’t done a big ceramic like this in a long time.

    After its all done I called #3 in to see it. She loves it! I knew she would want a different spin on it and not have the colors of a real puma.. If I had it to do over again I think I would of checked out the item better to make sure nothing was broken off of it. I love that my kids ask me to make/paint them things. 🖤🤎 #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #hobby #backyarding #mjbackyardingwithkids #birthdaysarecoming #largefamily #homesteading #crafts #puma

  • Fodder

    It’s been a busy few weeks for me. I almost have the living room and bathroom painted all the way! Yay! After doing some reading we have decided to start the fodder way for feeding the girls ( chickens) and quail. I will need 45 trays or more once we start getting more livestock. So far I have gotten 4 trays made. I decided to make them for right now but you can find them online if you don’t want to make yours.

    Start with getting aluminum cake pans and then a fork or small screwdriver is what I used to make the holes I know some people use a nail and hammer. Do what ever way is easier for you.

    This is one of the finished pans.

    Fodder, also called provender, “Fodder” refers particularly to food given to the animals, rather than that which they forage for themselves. Chickens need 2-3% of their body weight in fodder each day, that is if you’re only feeding fodder and not layer feed I will still be feeding layer feed. Fodder is great nutritional value (vitamins, minerals, proteins, enzymatic activity, omega 3’s, amino acids, natural hormones, immune response. They will eat less because fodder is healthier, at least thats the idea.. lol since this will be our first winter doing this, we will see how much layer feed we will go through. For doing fodder you can use whole grain wheat, barley, (these are the two most commonly used) sprouted grains, but sprouting can also be done with oats, sunflower seeds, alfalfa, lentils, clover, mung beans, soybeans, and wild bird seed. I would love to get some alfalfa if anyone knows a good place to get some please let me know! I started out with soft white wheat berries.

    You can get a spray bottle to spray the seeds twice a day. With doing fodder you have to be careful it doesn’t mold. I like to lightly shake out the trays after I’ve sprayed them just incase there is some standing water. My kids are also enjoying growing the fodder. They enjoy spraying it. Then it turns into who can spray the most 🤦‍♀️🤣#pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #mjbackyardingwithkids #hobby #homesteading #backyarding #newfoodsystem #fodder you can also follow me on parler! Join me on Parler Social Media! https://par.pw/download

  • Poultry show

    Went to the local poultry show today. It was a lot of fun. Loved seeing all the poultry. ( ducks, chickens, geese, and turkeys) found a breed I would love to get …..Cochin he is beautiful! I didn’t stick around to see what he placed in the show.

    Also on the way out got to see some horses. 😍😍

    It was a fun morning for me. I hope to go to some other poultry shows in other states! #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #hobby #backyarding #mjbackyardingwithkids #poultryshow #horse #iwantthehorses

  • It needs a trim!

    My husband and I are expanding the greenhouse. My tomato plant has taken over! The first photo is when we took the roof off

    It look very cool! All compacted🤣. The next photo are with the walls taken down. This is where you can see just how big it truly is. ( it is six feet tall) it fell to the sides of course some of it is hanging on to the back wall. I should of trimmed it a while ago🤣.

    #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #hobby #backyarding #gardening #mjbackyardingwithkids #homesteading #tomatoes #itsalive #greenthumb #wow #idontwanttotrimit #ithastobedonethough #sixfeet you can also follow me on wimkin https://wimkin.com/pages/3707/

  • Our newest member

    I like to introduce you to our newest member of our homestead! Meet Cinder! She is named after one of the characters from Rwby! Binx is a little unsure of her right now. In time though I see them being best buds!

    She is eight weeks old. Yes she will be fixed when she is at the right age. Binx gets fixed in December #binxandherwillbebestbuds #yestheywillbothbefixed! #binxgetsfixindec #rwby #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #mjbackyardingwithkids #homesteading #cinder you can also follow me on parler https://par.pw/download/

  • Doo doo

    The last few days my husband and I have been looking at ponds. We already have a small pond but next year would like to go bigger. I had mentioned that I would like to get some koi fish. Well… ask and you shall receive!

    Our latest wind storm heard my wish and delivered me a doo doo shark for our pond. 🤣🤣🤣 I have to say this so far is the best wind storm normally items get tossed and broken I can handle a shark 🦈 #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #shark #mjbackyardingwithkids #wind #bestwindstorm #kidsshowballoon #pond

  • Next season

    Starting to get ready for next season! My husband found some seeds I’ve been wanting to get. My giant pumpkin plant gotten eaten by something. He found me some Atlantic giant pumpkin seeds! Super excited to plant these I don’t want to wait until February to get started 🤣

    He also got me some new bulbs. Lilies, tulips, iris, and hyacinth. I’m going to put these ones into pots that way I can move them around the yard .

    #gardening #flowers #seeds #halloweeniscomingwantgiantpumpinsfornextyear #queenofthenighttulips #gothgarden

  • Fermenting

    This year we decided to start saving our seeds from what we harvest. Normally every year I would just go buy new seeds. I’m enjoying saving our seeds but its also taken some research! I’ve been growing a lot of different varieties of tomatoes this year. It has been fun seeing all the different kinds growing. I’ve never really saved the seeds from the fruit. I’ve saved seeds from other things and thats pretty straight forward but the tomato seeds are in the gel and you can plant them straight from the fruit but what do you do if you want to save your seeds!? Fermentation! You will need a small spoon, a Mason jar with a lid, knife, water, wax paper, and a fine mesh strainer. Cut your tomato. Take your spoon and scoop out the gel and the seeds place them in the jar ( if you put water in your jar half way you can dip your spoon in the water, to clean it off before you do the next scoop) continue scooping out all the seeds. When you’re done, put your lid on. You will shake the jar 2 or 3 times a day for the next 5 to 7 days. After the allotted time, open the jar ( its gonna smell 🤢🤢) put the seeds over the strainer and rise under the water to make sure all the gel is off. The dump them on your wax paper. Some people say you can use a paper plate but the seeds can get stuck to the paper. After your seeds are dry, place in your container for when you’re ready to plant again. #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #hobby #backyarding #mjbackyardingwithkids #homesteading #gardening #tomatoes #seeds #itsgonnasmell you can also follow me on Parler app. @mjbackyardingwithkids

  • Cartons and Cantaloupe

    My new egg cartons came today. I really like the charcoal color. In the photo they look a little more blue.

    While we were out watering this evening I found our first cantaloupe for the season!

    It’s so cute and exciting. The younger kids are really excited to finally see something growing. They have been going out after school to check for something to harvest. They didn’t see this one it was buried under the leaves.. I told them this one needs a little more time. 🤣🤣 #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #hobby #neweggcartons #lovemynewcolor #gardening #mjbackyardingwithkids #growing. You can also follow me on wimkin https://wimkin.com/pages/3707/