• Chickens

    Chickens love Greens

    *chirp, chirp, chirp* Newbie #1, “What the heck is that green thing?!” Newbie #2, “I don’t know!  Go check it out!” Newbie #1, “I’m not checking it out!  You go check it out!” Hen #1, “What the hell?!  Are you guys kidding me?  If you don’t eat that, I’m gonna…

  • DIY

    Eggshells

    Did you know you can use eggshells as a chicken and garden supplement?   Absolutely! Now, up until a couple of years ago, I had no idea that eggshells were good for anything except waiting for me to crack them open 😉 Whether you keep chickens and have an abundance…

  • Chickens

    Brooders – Versions 1 & 2

    When we got our first batch of chickens 2 years ago, we really had no clue what we were doing.  We got 5 Ameracaunas thinking that we’d wind up with 3 (after looking at statistics we found online we thought that maybe 1 would be a rooster and maybe 1…

  • Eat

    Cranberry Chutney

    With the holidays right around the corner, there are a lot of food items on my list that need to be prepared!  In my mid-twenties I was handed the torch of being responsible for our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.  With that torch came the old standbys we’d always eaten, but…

  • Chickens

    And Then There Were Seven…

    Warning: This post may contain photos that could be offensive or shocking to readers.  Please do not read this post if you are squeamish or have issues with the slaughtering of chickens.   You have been (officially) warned.   Alrighty then, now that that’s out of the way…if you’re still reading this,…