Red White and Speckled

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Garlic Water Recipe

Making garlic water is simple.

Using Walmart Grocery Pickup

Stress Free????

Getting The Animals Up At Night

Here’s our nightly routine in getting the animals up.

Walking Backwards Chicken

What is a possible cause that makes a chicken walk backwards!?

Chickens Crossing the Road…Literally

Sometimes chickens go too far and cross the road. How we deal with it and my suggestions.

Getting Snubbed by the Cat Rescue

Our story about trying to adopt a cat or two from a cat rescue…

Adopting a Shelter Cat

There are many benefits to adopting a cat from the shelter.

Crock Pot Chicken Chili

Yummy chili. Super easy to put together!

Free Museum Day in September!

Every year in September there is a day that you can visit a museum for free! Keep in mind that not all museums participate but a large amount do. Make plans for Saturday, September 21, 2019 to visit a museum… Continue Reading →

Living With Multiple Roosters

Our journey with multiple roosters…

Snakes in Our Backyard!

Copperhead spotted last night!

Sell Baby Goats or Keep Them!?

With the birth of every baby goat there is the question of keeping or not keeping the baby.

Can it get any Crazier?

We are ready for a calm week. Last two weeks had too much going on!

Thinking About Getting a Goat? Read This!

Thinking about bringing home a goat? Read this!

Prolapse Vent

Read about what a prolapse vent is and how we dealt with it.

Happy Birthday Hercules and Jedi!

We have two dogs, our great Pyrenees and our Husky mix. We bought Hercules last year and believe it or not he was born today, July 4th! We aren’t sure when Jedi was born but we had adopted him from… Continue Reading →

Foxes

Predators are a part of owning chickens, unfortunately. In this post I share our experience with foxes.

Baby Goats Have Arrived!

Hazel finally gave birth to three beautiful babies!!!

My Animals and the Neighbors

My animals love the neighbors! 🙂

Chicks are here!!

2019 Chick Batch

Drying Our Goat Off

Our milking doe, Hazelnut, had gotten pregnant again. I estimate she is due either in June or July. Since she is due soon, I made the decision to dry her off, out, or up. LOL. It seems like people call… Continue Reading →

Hercules is Growing Up

Our puppy Hercules!

Injured Duck

We had a duck get injured a couple of days ago. Hopefully she will be all better soon!

Family Trip With Our Goat

We took our milking goat on a family trip!

Catch and Release Trap

Several years ago we caught three raccoons red handed…or red pawed in our chicken run area.  A couple of days before that we had several dead chickens and then a dead duck.  We better secured the area, thinking we would… Continue Reading →

Jedi

Jedi is a husky mix.  We got him from the animal shelter in 2014 when he was 2 years old.  Like any other dog, he enjoys long walks, belly rubs, and treats.  Right now Jacob is training him on bike… Continue Reading →

Meet Snow Nugget

Meet Snow Nugget!

Treating Frostbite on a Chicken

Did you know that chickens can get frostbite? I didn’t know in the beginning of our chicken keeping journey either! In fact I had never thought about it until our rooster, Henry, had gotten it. Chickens sometimes get frostbite on… Continue Reading →

Pine Cone Chicken Treats

Our chickens free range pretty much every day. However, with us being in the winter season the chickens are finding it hard to find things to eat while free ranging. The kids and I got together and made pine cone… Continue Reading →

Crock Pot Chili

Chili in a crock pot is a quick, easy meal for hectic and cold days!

Kings Dominion: WinterFest 2018

We visited Kings Dominion WinterFest for the first time this year! Our family had a lot of fun seeing all the lights and decorations that were put up. We walked around almost the whole park. Every inch of it was… Continue Reading →

Milking 101

I have been milking our goat for a little over 2 months now.  I’m so proud of myself!  We get between 2 to 3 cups a day from milking twice a day.  I wouldn’t say I’m a guru yet…but one… Continue Reading →

Simple Chicken Broth

Chicken broth is super easy to make.  I learned how to make it just this year and want to pass on my skills to others!  Since I’ve learned it, I have been making it just about every week.  It’s that… Continue Reading →

Goat Eggnog

Our goat’s milk tastes goaty.  It’s not a strong flavor but it’s still noticeable.  😛 I read that others who have goats have a rich, yummy taste but once in a while there will be the goat that has the… Continue Reading →

Taking Care of an Injured Chicken or Duck

What happens when a chicken or duck gets injured?  The top answers you will find are cull it, help it, or just let nature run its course.  We have had to deal with quite a few injuries ourselves usually with… Continue Reading →

Homemade Udder Wipes

Keeping your goat’s udder clean is essential to making sure you get non-contaminated milk and keeping your goat healthy!  In the beginning of our milking journey we used warm soapy water to wash our goat, Hazelnut.  Washing her this way… Continue Reading →

Zesty Pasta

Need a simple, tasty side dish?  I love making this, especially during the summer.  The recipe only has 4 ingredients.  Besides being super simple to make,  my kids love it!  This is perfect for making at home or taking to… Continue Reading →

Still Milking

We have been successfully milking our goat now for 2 weeks!  Our schedule for milking has been pretty consistent…5:30AM and 5:30PM.  As I mentioned in the last post these times work best for us.  We still use two people to… Continue Reading →

Kings Dominion: Halloween Haunt 2018

We just visited Kings Dominion’s Halloween Haunt recently for the first time! We got there a little later than anticipated…after 7:30pm.  Halloween Haunt at Kings Dominion starts later in the evening on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  On Saturdays and Sundays… Continue Reading →

First Week of Milking

Our first week of milking has been going OK.  We’ve had to adjust our schedules, figuring out what time will work best for us to milk Hazel.  Both my husband and I work full time jobs so we’ve decided to… Continue Reading →

Jojo

Our beloved Jojo passed away in December 2018 at the age of 14.   Believe it or not Jojo used to be a city cat.  I don’t think she ever imagined herself becoming apart of a family that would move to… Continue Reading →

Welcome to the World, Baby Goats!

Surprise, surprise!  Our goat, Hazelnut, just had two cute babies this afternoon!  We knew that she was pregnant but not quite sure when to expect the new goats.  The first baby was the smallest and didn’t have any problems standing…. Continue Reading →

Surprise Chick 2nd Update

Here is another update on our “surprise” chicks that were born in July!  I can’t believe how much they have grown!  They are almost as big as the momma hen.  Pretty much all the fluff is gone, permanent feathers have… Continue Reading →

2018 Chick Batch Almost Grown!

Our chicks and ducklings from our 2018 April batch are almost grown.  Soon they will be producing eggs!  Can’t wait to see the first tiny egg in their pen.  This year we got a total of 15 chicks and 3… Continue Reading →

Hay for Nigerian Dwarf Goats

Besides finding the right goat, obtaining hay can be a challenge especially if you are new to dealing with hay. In the beginning, I thought all hays were created equal. Wrong! I even thought hay was sold abdundantly in our… Continue Reading →

Hercules

Hercules is our Pyrenees dog that we recently brought home.  They are most famous for being live stock guardian dogs.  This breed is laid back, getting along with humans of all ages and many animals, while warding off predators.  Since… Continue Reading →

Chicken, would you rather eat this or that? Part 2

My boys did a second “Chicken, would you rather…?” video.  In this video we have our hen Speckalena.  She is a feisty hen that is 1 1/2 years old in the video and is not afraid to show her love… Continue Reading →

Surprise Chick Update!

Here’s an update of how the chicks are doing.  

Turkey Burgers

Need something quick for dinner?  Try this!  My recipe is quick, simple to throw together, and delicious!  Plus you can bake this in the oven.  Our family stopped eating a lot of beef years ago, we instead substitute with ground… Continue Reading →

Using Popcorn to Train your Chickens

Recently, we went to the movies.  Almost every time we go we order a large bucket of popcorn.  The bucket is passed among my family from the beginning of the movie until the end.    Sometimes before we leave the… Continue Reading →

Surprise!

Let me start off saying this month has been crazy.  Crazy from the very beginning and seemingly to the end!  I was making dinner the other night when my husband called me outside.  At first, I thought there might be… Continue Reading →

Chicken, would you rather…eat this or that?

Did you know that chickens can pretty much eat whatever we eat?  I didn’t know that in the beginning of owning chickens.  With our first batch of chickens we fed them chicken pellets, whole corn and allowed them to free… Continue Reading →

French Toast: Oven or Stove Top

Wondering what to make for breakfast?  How about french toast!?  With my recipe you can either bake it in the oven or cook it on the stove top.  Both come out delicious.  However, my favorite is the oven.  When it’s… Continue Reading →

Tangy Deviled Eggs

These deviled eggs are my absolute favorite!  Years ago I had my first job potluck.  I didn’t know what to make since I wasn’t good at baking or cooking.  I wanted something that was simple, quick, and hard to mess… Continue Reading →

Chicken Steals Stuff Animal

While having an Easter party with family, a chicken gets a hold of a child’s stuff animal and takes off!  

Medical Coding with Chickens

What does Coding and Chickens have in common?  Nothing really except for the letter C. 😀  But if you code and have chickens then they go together since coding helps provide food and shelter for the chickens.  Sometimes I have… Continue Reading →

Bringing Home Baby Chicks!

My favorite time of the year used to be Christmas, now it is Chick season!  I love going into the store, hearing the peeps, seeing the fuzz ball chicks running or sleeping.  So cute!  This post contains what I know… Continue Reading →

Welcome!

Welcome to the Red, White, and Speckled website!  This website is named after three of our roosters (Little Roo, Henry, and Speckles).  They have been great entertainment while raising chickens and that’s why I decided to name the website that. … Continue Reading →

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