It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Shame on me, I know. After all, consistency is key to maintaining any semblance of an audience. In any case, for those who may care, we have arrived at the time of year when fuzzy baby chicks are tweeting and chirping in every feed store in the northwest.Continue reading “New Year, New Chicks!”
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It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye
So, we knew it would come eventually but no one envisioned it happening so soon. Chickens don’t live a terribly long time, about 5-8 years is average. Yet sometimes circumstances outside of our control happen and we are forced to face the reality of life. It’s fragile and unpredictable and time is promised to noContinue reading “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye”
Beef With The Fowl
Lately, I’ve had a few bare ladies in my flock… which sounds a lot sexier than it actually is because a naked chicken is NOT attractive, no matter how big her breasts are! Jokes aside, anytime a chicken in my flock is having issues, I am there immediately to help her through it. Thus farContinue reading “Beef With The Fowl”
Clucktastic!
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”
Artful Homemaker 