Meet the farm and family at She’s Rooted Home.
Meet the girls
As I call them! Our chickens have had many homes around the yard as we discover where they thrive and are also safe from predators. We have gone through many chickens over the years but could never imagine the farm without them. They are the ones who started the farm! Tractor Supply chick days are definitely a weakness of ours.
Meet One Leg
She lost her leg in a terrible accident one night after venturing off into a trap that was set to catch the predator that continually came into our yard. Sneaking off with many chickens, roosters and ducks.
She lives in our small backyard, where she finds all the yummy bugs and usually gets first dibs on all the scraps. Occasionally a hen or two will venture into this space for some girl time, but she’s the go to girl when introducing new chicks to the older hens.
Meet Pinecone
So far he has been a gentle rooster. Slowly gaining his confidence and dominance over the older hens. You’ll likely find him making his way onto the patio to wake us in the middle of the night (2 a.m. is not the proper waking hour) or sleeping on top of the coop, ready to protect the flock.
Also the girls
These are Tara’s babes. Although most of them are boys, she still calls them her girls. The ducks you see here are babies from her first set of ducks. Princess, Heather, Grape-y and Duck Duck Goose. Loosing them was the hardest experience on the farm yet, but with fingers crossed we hope to add two more crested and two more grass ducks this spring.
Meet Snippers
The oldest on the farm. He’s not a very good farm hand and you can usually find him getting into more trouble than preventing it, but he is a sweet & loving boy. He’s definitely a talker and isn’t afraid to bark at any little noses to let us know what’s going on around the farm.
Meet Stripes & Ratatouille
Or Tully for short. These sweet babies are a new addition to the farm. They are fun, loving and mischievous. They enjoy playing with yarn and nerf gun bullets daily. Other than the couch clawing and constant litter box cleaning we are enjoying their sweet personalities.
Meet the hive
It almost feels unreal that we own bees! Never in a million years did Chad and I think ‘one day we want to own a hive’ but here we are! As the farm grew, we spent more time at the local farmers market buying locally sourced foods. Chad wasn’t a honey person until he tried local honey and it wasn’t long after that, I convinced him we needed a hive of our own.
Unfortunately rescue hives don’t care to much for the desert and would swarm, looking for a new home with more flowers. The hive we have now is small but our queen is sweet and very responsible. Only bringing one the workers she can account to feed. Over time I know it will become a big and beautiful hive!
Meet Chad
He loves his family fiercely and always jumps on board to all of my crazy ideas and dreams for our lives. He currently loves buying fruit trees and is looking forward to spring. You can usually find him digging more holes for all the trees he buys or playing with the kids. Most weekends consist of Lowes or Tractor Supply trips for extra parts or feed as a family.
Meet Tara
She loves all things! Crocheting, knitting, gardening, finding new projects to work on and adding babes to the farm. You can usually find her getting things done. Whether that’s feeding the animals or family, chores & cleaning or working on another handmade project/gift she’s one busy bee.
Meet Laila
She loves picking wildflowers and collecting eggs. When mom or dad need a helping hand she is always the first to come running. Turning on hoses or feeding the animals. She usually helps make sure her brothers aren’t getting into too much trouble when playing. She enjoys anything handmade and is always my biggest helper when making something from scratch.
Meet Easton
He loves being super sneaky and mischievous, always playing with tools that he is to young for. You’ll usually hear his name called when you can’t find something. He is famous for dropping tools and running off to the next adventure, without any idea of where he lift the last thing he was playing with. He also enjoys cooking and is the best little chef in town, Mac n’ cheese anyone?
Meet Aspen
This sweet boy loves food and being held by mama. You can usually find him putting everything in his mouth or chasing mama around the house, when he is not on her hip. Most of the time he hangs out in the stroller while we get work done around the homestead, but will soon be chasing brother and sister around the yard. Im really looking forward to being in the garden this year with him running around eating homegrown veggies.
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