Cousin Visits!
Cousin visits to our "mini-farm" aka place to get messy, play with animals, discover eggs hidden outside, and enjoy togetherness! [...]
Fresh New Year
Who else is excited for 2019? Who else looks at the new year like a child on Christmas morning looks at presents around the tree? [...]
The King’s View
A very short story about the hawk that lives near our tiny farm. Enjoy! [...]
Asian Blacks
Such beautiful new chicks to add to our flock! [...]
Crafting Cages
June 5, 2018 Crafting Cages Last month we built two big mobile cages for our livestock One is for the “teenager” chickens (those between just feathered and adult, about 6 weeks to 24 weeks). Rebeccah bought the clearance Buff Orpington straight run (mixed males and females) from Tractor Supply at [...]
Conquering Ticks
Our natural solution to ticks. [...]
The Real Egg Thief
June 6, 2017 The Real Egg Thief We had forty little chicks in the high brooder. It was back when our little 4-level brooder held three batches of monthly chicks in stages and by the time they were in the bottom level, they roamed the yard. (At 12 to 13 [...]
The Chicken Castle
May 25, 2017 The Chicken Castle It was one of those days when I felt productive. I’d managed to get the house cleaned, was hanging my third load of laundry, had finished catching up financial reports after our move, and everyone was still breathing. Then there was a squeal [...]