Tour of BigTex Worms Farm

This page will serve to show you my farm work in progress. We purchased this homestead in 2010.

We have a modest 1800 square foot home (built in 1974) with 0.5 acres just outside a suburban area. Our city has a population of over 55,000, not so rural Texas. But we are a bit off the beaten path. Although our side street receives a bit of traffic (which you might hear in my videos) just across the road is a pasture with horses. I can sit out on my front swing and watch the horses graze and listen to my goats bahhh in the background.

We have 4 chickens and 5 goats. My goal is to convert all my current flowerbeds into edible landscaping.We raise chickens as pets and for eggs. We have all hens and hope to add to the flock this spring (2012) and possibly sell eggs to friends/neighbors. Our girls names are minnie, ice cream (the first two are also known as the twin twirps: they are quirky english game hens), autumn and pumpkin. I have been so pleasantly surprised by owning chickens. They are fun pets and do a great job keeping snakes away.

Our goats were purchased in 2011 as pets, two does. (Chloe and GiGi) Much to our surprise, they both were pregnant and soon we went from 2 goats to 6 goats! The babies names are snickers, cookies n cream, and snowball. Our kids were thrilled but hay is so expensive so we sold one in the fall. (cici lives just down the street and is spoiled rotten by her new owners) I purchased the goats for two reasons, one they are nice pets for our girls and also their manure serves as feedstock for my worm bins, SCORE!

Photos of my Farm

Baby MagPie Ducks
Yes, I know they are called ducklings, I just like calling them baby magpie ducks.

We bought two precious little ducks yesterday for our girls. Easter ...

My back porch 3/15/12
I worked for a good bit yesterday on my back porch. My husband cleaned off all the old leaves from winter.

I rearranged the furniture, moved plants ...

Gonna be a berry
This little guy is gonna be a strawberry when he grows up.
Funny, it is late February here in Texas and my strawberry plants never went dormant this year....

Turn Limes into LIMECUBES
This week I found myself overrun with limes and oranges. We had eaten all we could and I made every lime dessert imaginable and we still had limes!
So ...

Determination
I saw this little plant growing in the mortar crack of my landscape stones and thought this is the perfect example of determination.
This little plant ...

Petunia in the Bluebonnets Not rated yet
Here in Texas pictures in the bluebonnets are a must in the spring.

So our new puppy got her first experience recently.

This is Petunia our chihuahua/...

Little Yellow Lovelies Not rated yet
I absolutely love these flowers, they are like tiny little daffodils.
I am sure they have a name but I have yet to discover what they are.
They came ...

Snapdragons that never died Not rated yet
These are some gorgeous snapdragons that I planted in the fall of 2011.
This photo was taken February 20, 2012, they stayed alive all winter long. Yes,...

Our chickens Not rated yet
You have no idea how many photos I had to take to get this one!
I call it Pecking Order.
All of our girls lined up to eat some chicken feed.
They free ...

Lavender and Rosemary Not rated yet
Two of the most splendid odors in my garden are my rosemary and lavender.
I use the rosemary to cook with and in soaps.
I use the lavender in cuttings ...

I wanna be a salad Not rated yet
My field greens section of my square foot beds have gotten a bit out of hand. I can probably make 25 salads if I wanted.
Oh the humanity!

Our Boy Goat Not rated yet
We have one male goat. kinda a funny story.
We bought two female pymgy goats as pets for our daughters (and for feedstock for my worms, manure). But much ...

Garlic Chives Not rated yet
I have garlic chives growing wild all over my yard. I cook with them and put them in salads.
I love the way my yard smells after we mow, garlicy and wonderful....

BigTex Worms Farm

Photos of my Farm

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