What We've Been Working On Around Our Homestead

In today’s episode we are going to show you what we've been working on around our homestead PLUS we've got a special surprise at the end :)

We are Douglas and Keri and we recently quit our jobs, sold everything, and in September of 2022, after a lot of prayer and research, we took a leap of faith and moved to our off grid homestead property in the high desert of Cochise County, Arizona. Follow along with us as we build our off grid homestead property from scratch with our two rebels, Willow & Zoey and our 16 y/o kitty, Boo, and our newest additions Luna and Ursa!

Although we wish we could work on the chicken coop every single day, sometimes there are other things that snag our attention...mainly animals! Most of you know we've got chickens and guinea fowl arriving any day now and although we wish the coop was done, there is just no way we are going to have it ready for the birds in time. This is mainly due to them getting shipped to us 3 weeks before we were expecting! So, we have accepted the fact that the birds are going to have to stay with us in the RV for a short time (hopefully no more than 7-10 days!). We just cannot in good conscience put them out in the coop until the roof is on because we've got owls and birds of prey that would likely pick them off! So, we bought a huge plastic tub and built a brooder box to keep them in until the coop is ready!

Doug has built another shelter to add to our farmstead and it will be housing something special very soon...any guesses what it could be? This special thing will be in the same enclosure that the pups are currently staying in to help acclimate our livestock guard dogs to other animals.

We have great news on our kitty search...we found a local dairy that was giving away barn cats and we ended up being able to get one! We really wanted two, but we've had a real hard time finding a cat that had already been living outside to transition here. So, we brought "Clara" kitty home a few days ago. She is safely locked away in her kitty house while she learns that this is her new home. She has a nice soft blanket, a litter box, and fresh food and water. We check on her several times a day to make sure she is comfortable and give her loves. The recommendation is to keep outdoor kitties contained in their house for 5-7 days and we definitely don't want to let her out too early because she would likely run away. Clara is a young cat and there is also the possibility that she is pregnant, so we will have to watch her for signs of that. If she is pregnant, we are okay with that and would plan to get her spayed after this litter. She has grown up around dogs, livestock, and kids and she is very, very sweet. We think she will make a great addition to our growing farmstead :)

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