Tag Archives: Plymouth Rock
The Times They Are A Changin’
Now that the beautiful Indian summer has disappeared here in the Pacific Northwest, and things are a bit more dreary, it’s time for some things to change around this homestead! The garden is ready to be cleared of all the dead tomato plants and vines, and the huge poke weeds we let grow too bigContinue reading “The Times They Are A Changin’”
When Flocks Collide
The pecking, the squawking, the chasing around. It sounds gnarly to experience, but it has to be done. And so far, having a rooster has actually been a boon to the integrating adventure! I’ve tried to research the varying methods available online, and am taking key aspects from each method to artfully create one thatContinue reading “When Flocks Collide”
Backyard Economy
All the initial startup work is paying off! We’ve got tomatoes ripening on the vine (and they are tasty!), roses are in bloom, strawberries galore, purple pole beans, onions, herbs, and the fall garden sprouting! I absolutely love the homesteading life. I get to feel the satisfaction of harvesting the literal fruits of my labor,Continue reading “Backyard Economy”
Happy Hen House
The time has come! Our once fluffy butt chicks have graduated into 3 pullets and a rooster ready to spring the brooder. So, yesterday we put them out in the coop for the first time. It’s been bittersweet for the humans, but the birds couldn’t be happier. They have room to run and scratch aroundContinue reading “Happy Hen House”
Modding The Quad Squad
If you’ve been following me the last few weeks then you know I’ve been working on a chicken coop for my four chicks. The coop is coming along nicely, and my girls are pretty happy mother cluckers living in the main room of the house (at least for another week). They are the stars ofContinue reading “Modding The Quad Squad”
All Cooped Up-date
Day two and chicken coop is structurally sound. Now it’s time to put the artisan filigree and final touches, and boom baby! It feels so good to set goals with deadlines and then crush those deadlines! Check back soon for the finished product.
All Cooped Up
Welcome to The Artful Homemaker’s first big project of 2022! If you read the first post on the site then you know we recently got some baby chicks. Four lovely ladies found their way into our house and our hearts, and we are just so clucking excited (pun 100% intended, please expect more chicken humorContinue reading “All Cooped Up”
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