We have pretty much been going full tilt right through the fall, mostly because we needed to get set up for spring, fall is flying past, and winter is going to be here before we know it.  The thought of winter is a little scary, since we have literally no […]

Now it may seem that my stories are filled with nothing but disasters all the time.  Not really… ok well, not total disasters really, just a few ooops!  The nice thing about this family is that we are totally not above laughing at ourselves!  Things do go right from time […]

Now that we have the success of the eggs under our belt, I think we get a little cocky with the.. “aren’t things just going so well!”  Time for a new project.  We need to get the garden ready.  What garden you say?  Well, it’s the one you can’t see […]

And now we wait. When will the chickens start laying eggs????  They have food!  They have light!  They have water!  They have 12 different brooding nests to choose from….. let’s go ladies!!  Our lovely rooster leads the way outside every morning and watches out for the ladies all day.  Chuck […]

Apparently, yes, they will let anyone purchase chickens.  Seriously, no checking out the home environment, no making sure there is suitable food, and that you have no history of animal cruelty…. just, sure, how many do you want!  You can’t get a dog that easily! We decided on 10.  If […]

Next up – the chicken coop!   It scares me a little bit to think about why… but my husband just couldn’t wait to get chickens.  Like everything else, we know absolutely nothing about chicken coops, chickens, or anything farming of course.  But will that stop us?  Of course not. […]