The chickens are hatching and it’s time to prepare their brooder. Most years I put the chickens in a 50 gallon galvanized horse trough But this year I wanted something…
Incubating Chicken Eggs Lockdown and Hatching
Today is 18 which means today is Lockdown! In a nut shell, lockdown means “stay the heck away from the incubator and don’t even think about opening it!” The…
Incubating Chicken Eggs. Part 3
Tonight marks day 14 of incubating chickens eggs. If your new to this series check out part one and part two. This is the most exciting time to candle, especially…
Candling and Weighing Egg During Incubation
Candling and Weighing Egg During Incubation Week one Today is day 7 of 21, to hatch out my baby chicks. That means it’s time to candle and weigh the…
2014 homesteading goals
I have big homesteading plans for year 2014! First and foremost, I have to get my barn and milking parlor prepared for the addition of a calf, which will be…
Barn nesting
Ever since last spring I’ve been itching to start renovating the barn. I have envisions of a perfectly clean, categorized barn, complete with Knotty-pine walls and a primitive theme. However,…
The battle to be Alpha Cow
Ok, here’s the deal, my beautiful bred jersey cow is a bit hormonal, well, temperamental, to say the least. I try and give her the nourishing support that my sweet…
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