by Kendra | Apr 24, 2017 | Poultry
The first year we acquired a flock of hens I was shocked to learn the true cost of raising chickens for eggs. Over the course of twelve months we ended up spending $0.65 apiece for those home grown eggs. Not $0.65 a dozen. $0.65 for each. darned. egg. I learned... 
by Kendra | Feb 7, 2017 | ANIMALS
You know us. We’re pretty much up for trying anything, at least once. So when a dear friend of ours unexpectedly handed us a box containing a breeding pair of pheasants, we were stoked. We’d been curious about raising other types of birds for meat, and... 
by Kendra | Oct 24, 2016 | Poultry
A cold front blew in last night. When we awoke my husband built the first fire of the season, just to knock the chill out of the air. I wrapped myself in my flannel pajamas and stepped outside to enjoy the crisp morning smells from the front porch. As I sat on the... 
by Kendra | Jun 5, 2013 | Poultry
Either you’ve hatched some chicks out in an incubator, you’ve picked up a few chicks locally, or you’ve mail-ordered day old chicks from a hatchery… Now what? It’s time to build a brooder box! Actually, in a perfect world you would have... 
by Kendra | Apr 30, 2013 | Poultry
When we first got our incubator three years ago, we were so excited and could hardly wait to use it. When we got home we grabbed the first two fresh eggs we could gather and stuck them straight into the styrofoam contraption. We figured we’d just add eggs as we... by Kendra | Apr 1, 2013 | ANIMALS, THE HOMESTEAD LIFE
This post is just going to be random rambling, since I don’t really have anything educational to share really, but just a few things I’ve been up to lately. For a few weeks now, I’ve been trying my darndest to learn to make sourdough bread. I was... 
