The Sunday before thanksgiving is our last processing day. Its the day that officially ends our poultry growing season. Here is how we do it. We gather all the birds the night before. We go into the coup with a red light and catch everyone and...
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Nothing specific to say… no matter how romantic it may seem–there is some amount of–ahem, poop that goes along with chicken keeping…but, at least they’re laying! from Martha Stewart, lemon-cornmeal sheet cookie a...
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Naomi has taken to catching the chickens that escape they’re coop & cradling them as if they like it. I don’t know much about the thought processes of a chicken, but something about these eyes say, “no thanks”...
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We’ve had a few sunny days & I feel like a new person. Inspiration comes with Vitamin D exposure. —I wrote this yesterday & am now actually doing some posting. Today I have stumbled back into the pit of gloom, again the...
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Here’s what we’ve been up to… harvesting tomatoes. We’ve had nearly 20-30 pounds per week. They seem to be literally coming out our ears this means we’ve canned a lot. Here is a list of recipes for delicious tomato-y...
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So, in a moment of weakness I bought knit miniatures of our chickens, Henrietta (white) & 3 red hens (Sarah, Lacey, & Ivy–eldest first of course) as named by Drew** You’ll notice mamma4earth’s chicks in my Etsy favorites...
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2 posts in one week is a big deal, so 2 in one day is AMAZING–right? Anyway, Just wanted to update you on chicken progress. To start, the Chicks are looking more like real egg-layers everyday. Sure it will be several more months, but...
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