TinyDino Farmstead

04/21/2026

We have a few Muscovy pairs we’re looking at rehoming. 1 male and 1 female, all hand raised by us.

04/21/2026

Eric Weinstein just described the end of the mapped life.

For ten thousand years, humans had to earn the right to exist.

Pick a noun. Become the noun. Die as the noun.

Accountant. Teacher. Radiologist.

The box had a name. You climbed inside and stayed until retirement or death.

Weinstein: “Every occupation that is named is over.”

Not automated. Not replaced.

Named.

You picked a noun. It told the world who you were. Then it told you who you were.

If your future has a title your parents recognize, that future is already dissolving beneath you.

Weinstein: “A tsunami of a lifetime is coming and nothing your elders have seen is gonna prepare you.”

People hear this and assume it’s about unemployment.

It’s not. It’s about identity.

The machines aren’t absorbing tasks. They’re dissolving the categories we built ourselves around.

You spent your whole life becoming a noun. The noun is about to stop existing.

When the label disappears, what’s left of you?

Weinstein: “Get flexible. Get good on a bunch of different stuff. Learn how to think across disciplines.”

Stop being a noun. Start being a verb.

But the most important thing Weinstein said has nothing to do with strategy.

It touches something much older. Something closer to the bone.

In a world where AI is world-class at everything, what is the point of a human being?

Weinstein: “I think you should be able to just have a life. I have a golden retriever. I don’t know that it’s the greatest golden retriever in the world.”

For ten thousand years, human worth was measured by output.

How much you could lift. How fast you could think. How much value you could squeeze from a single day.

We trained ourselves to think like machines because machines didn’t exist yet.

Now they do.

And they will be better than us at every measurable thing.

Most people hear that and feel terror. They should feel something closer to relief.

When a machine can do it better, the metric dies. When the metric dies, the cage opens.

You were never supposed to be a spreadsheet. You were never supposed to justify your breath with a job title.

Your golden retriever doesn’t optimize. It doesn’t produce quarterly earnings. It doesn’t prove it’s worth to anyone.

It just lives. And you love it anyway.

That was always the offer. We just couldn’t afford it.

Now we can.

We spent ten thousand years trying to prove we were machines.

The machines just arrived to tell us we never had to be.

04/19/2026

04/19/2026

We will be starting our very own farm swap soon. Bedford county locals need the power of trade returned to them, and this is how we do it. As of now, the location is planned to be set in Schellsburg. We’ve gotten lot of support on the matter, but we’re still looking for feedback from people interested in participating. The idea is to allow Bedford county residents to make fair trades locally, without have to drive a minimum of an hour to meet up with like minded individuals. Hopefully, this will also allow people to bypass a lot of the constraints involved with shows and fairs, so there’s less hassle and time consumption. Another great benefit to having a local swap monthly, or even weekly, would be the local farmers and hobbyists don’t have to lose their hide at the auctions anymore, which is basically legalized theft in some cases. You’ll set your worth at this swap.

04/18/2026

*HUGE WEEKEND DISCOUNT 50% OFF*
We had another 11 muscovys hatch today with several more on the way. In total we’ve only had about 30 hatch this week, but we still have some left over from the last batch. We must rehome all of them so the newcomers have space. What doesn’t go this weekend will be tagged for fall freezer camp. Straight run. First come first serve.

04/18/2026

National average cost of ground beef is around $8.20 a pound. PA minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. This is what you get when you buy your meat and produce from stores who invest into industrial farming. What happens when they’ve finally crushed all of the local farmers? You won’t be able to afford real meat and produce. Think it won’t happen? We’ve had so many inspectors come through here, you’d think we were a pharmaceutical company, and all we sell is eggs. It’s not just meat, eggs, milk, and vegetables either. They’re really going after honey, hard. Ask any beekeeper.

04/18/2026

We’ve had a lot of requests for exhibition quality Runner ducks this spring. No, ours are not exhibition quality. Ours are just a little better than hatchery quality, but they’re colorful and cheap. If you want exhibition quality Runners and you’re in our area, talk to Kirsten Ally. Her Runners put everyone else’s to shame, including ours. They are beyond perfect. We’ve seen them in person, and they’re legit. I’d love to tag her in this, but Facebook won’t allow me to for some reason. She’s everywhere so she shouldn’t be too hard to find.

04/17/2026

We had 7 more Muscovy ducklings hatch this morning!! Looking for forever homes, pm for more info!

04/17/2026

The Rouen should say “Standard” ; production Rouens fit between the Appleyard and Cayuga, though they are much closer to the Appleyard in size. Jumbo Pekins should be just under the Muscovy. The Pekin and Aylesbury should be flipped if this is a Drake comparison, and if it’s a hen comparison, the Muscovy would actually be smaller than a Swedish, sometimes even smaller than a Harlequin. The difference between the Muscovy drake and hen is HUGE. Also, there’s lots of other bantam breeds between the East Indies and call ducks; like mini silver Appleyards, Australian spotted ducks, and Mallards. Otherwise, this is probably the best visual I’ve seen. Unfortunately, most breeders/farmers do not have experience with all of these breeds to actually confirm the accuracy of posts like this. Like if you have an aylesbury and it’s smaller than your Pekin, that’s not an Aylesbury. They’re actually incredibly rare in the US, and really, they still aren’t as impressive as the European variety. A true Silver Appleyard is also incredibly rare and most of the time, you’re not getting what you pay for because you can cross almost any other breed with a Pekin and some of them will come out looking a lot like a Silver Appleyard. For the largest breeds, if you don’t have a pond, you’re really going to want to access to something like a creek. It really helps. They need clean water and big ducks make a big mess. Take it from us 😂

El tamaño de un pato define si vive en tu traspatio con un bebedero o necesita un estanque con espacio para nadar.
- Pato Muscovy (criollo) supera los 5 kg en macho — el más grande y el más silencioso. No grazna, solo bufa
- Rouen y Pekín (3-4 kg) son las razas de mesa clásicas — crecen rápido y se adaptan a cualquier traspatio mexicano
- Khaki Campbell (2-2.5 kg) pone hasta 300 huevos al año — más que la mayoría de las gallinas y sin necesitar estanque
- Cayuga (3 kg) pone huevos que empiezan negros y se aclaran a gris con cada postura — la raza más llamativa del corral
- Call Duck pesa apenas 600 g — el pato miniatura de jardín urbano. Decorativo y ruidoso para su tamaño
- Indian Runner camina erguido como un pingüino sin volar jamás — el exterminador de babosas más eficiente por su forma de buscar a ras de suelo
Los grandes dan carne. Los medianos dan huevo. Los pequeños dan carácter al patio.

04/17/2026

Here’s a fun goose fact; like all birds, they have social etiquette. With many large birds, such as storks, cranes, pelicans, herons, or even giant ratites, they’ll appreciate a respectful bowing before getting too close. It might even save you from getting a smack down by that Canadian gander always hanging by the ponds edge. African and Chinese geese especially appreciate it. This small gesture can be the key to building a strong, healthy relationship between you and your geese.

04/16/2026

We have 2 Toulouse gosling pairs available!

*Pairs are 1 male and 1 female gosling. No you can’t take just the females. No you can’t take just 1 gosling. If interested you must take as a pair. Please pm for more info if interested