In the end, we produced honey, but it was a challenge. We had previously checked the hives and determined that we would be able to take...

I'm trying to keep myself organized as I try saving tomato seeds. We planted a variety of tomatoes this year and they are all either...

If it had been just me, the side kick, there wouldn't have been any honey harvested this year. Ed did most of the strategizing and...

At least one of our eleven pullets (raised from 1 day old chicks) has been spending time in one of our nine nesting boxes. With a couple...

As we approach August, we are starting to count the days until we try and extract honey from our hives. I opened each of our three hives...

My new area friend and her significant other have barn cats who in turn had kittens about 8 weeks ago. Last night, she was kind enough to...

It had to be done. Our 11 baby chicks, now officially 5 weeks old as of today, were getting way too big for the brooder in our basement....

The chicks are entering week five of six, and are getting quite large. They are rapidly outgrowing their cage in the basement. Maggie has...

I recently found a website entitled “Blind Pig and the Acorn”. While briefly perusing, I found the following words of wisdom that really...

Well - the12 baby chicks that we received a little over 2 weeks ago are all still with us. Fingers crossed that our good luck...

I got a call at about 10am saying that our brand new baby chicks (12 in all; egg layers) arrived today. We ordered these chicks back in...

On Sunday, Ed made homemade pretzel "rolls" for the first time ever. We've both been making our own versions of bread (I tend to favor...

With maple syrup season finally in the rear-view mirror, it's time to turn our attention to our chicken project. Maggie has assembled a...

The past couple of weeks, Maggie and I have been enjoying some relaxation and continuing education. Two weeks ago we made our annual...

As we continue planning for chickens this spring, work continues on the coop. The most recent project has been nesting boxes. Although it...

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As we near the end of the year, it is time to look back and assess how 2022 progressed. We try and give each year a theme, to help guide...

With the door for the chickens done, I turned my attention to the door Maggie and I will use. The existing coop door had a number of...

Part of converting our spare shed to a chicken coop included installing a small door for the chickens to enter and exit through. Using a...

As we assessed our spare shed for conversion to a chicken coop, there were a few issues we noted: The windows were in tough shape and did...