the funny farm, i am back

[milkmansdaughter]

It's really a nice sized yard, and your bunnies are really cute. What kind are they? They really have a lot of different colors for a single batch. Do you raise them for meat? That's a whole lot of work getting your yard back to a usable state. What kind of fruit trees do you have? And when you were "on the road" where did you go?(I'm sorry if you've already posted these answers.)

 

[the funny farm6]

we have 5 acers. right now maybe 1/3-1/2 of it is cleared and useable.

I have harlequins, mother is black and white (magpie) and father is brown and black (Japanese). this is the first litter to make it, the first 2 were killed by coons. there aren't any in this litter, but they do produce chocolate in both magpie and Japanese. I sell a few for pets and the rest for butcher. I hope to start to tan the hides, I would love to make a blanket. I also have a pair of Netherland dwarfs but they aren't old enough to breed yet. I got them because the big rabbits are too big for my grandson to hold. half of what the babies sell for will go to him. he also has a pair of chickens (buff brahma bantams) that he can handle and half of what their chicks and hatching eggs sold for went to him. he is three and loves to come see his chickies and bunnies.

out back where I have been putting in a small orchard, so far I have 4 pear and 2 cherry. out front there are 2 pear and a peach that came with the house. in the next few years I would like to add some bees in the orchard. and thinking of putting my small coops or rabbit cages between the trees.

on the road we were "Midwest regional" we traveled Iowa, south Dakota, Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri. I will add some pictures in a few... it was fun, but not something I would ever want to do full time again. I don't like to be away from home so it really wore on me, and the stress caused several health problems.

 

[the funny farm6]

all of these are untouched and just as I took them.

 

[the funny farm6]

poppy loved to lay on the dash and people watch when we were stopped.

 

[the funny farm6]

papa and his mini me...

 

[the funny farm6]

grandson and his chickie...

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Great pics!!

 

[milkmansdaughter]

We had two Asian pears and an apple tree in the orchard when we arrived. We've also added more, and plan on adding bees. We're hoping to add rabbits this fall. We also have walnut and pecan trees, grapes, a fig tree, blueberry and blackberry bushes, and chickens.

We've been all through the Midwest too. I see youre in Iowa. My son and I really enjoyed Iowa the times we've been through, traveling multiple times from Wisconsin to the Kansas City area and back. We've been up and down 35 multiple times, across on 80, and stopped for the military museum in Des Moines, the black angel in Davenport, the covered bridges in Madison County, John Wayne's childhood home, and the great city park near it. There's a covered bridge in Iowa with 9 graffiti black ninjas hidden on the bridge and we stopped long enough once to find them all.
I enjoyed your pictures.

 

[baymule]

Like the pictures. Are you off the road for good now?

 

[sumi]

Love the pics! Traveling is wonderful, seeing all those places, but at the end of the day, there is no place like home?