Celebrating New Life!

Happy Easter! We always consider new life something to be celebrated. And, given this poultry Momma's huge (and impulsive) heart, we say "Welcome to the Flock" to new life on a regular basis around here. Easter is extra fun when chicks, ducklings, and homegrown flower bouquets are on the scene, but that never was and … Continue reading Celebrating New Life! →

Surprise Stash

We occasionally find little surprise stashes of eggs- once was to the tune of 27 total! Based on the lovely shade of tan of this jackpot, I suspect one hen in particular has found a special hiding spot for her eggs- in the horse barn! The girls have several hiding spots in the larger side … Continue reading Surprise Stash →

Queen Anne

Every chicken matters to us. We are backyard hobby farmers, our hens have names, we take time to learn their personalities, and we truly enjoy each of them. Queen Anne was quite a prominent member of the flock. She was physically one of the larger birds, therefore a bit hard to ignore, but also consistently … Continue reading Queen Anne →

My impulse buys have heartbeats.

The first grey puffball (silkie) I brought home didn't make it. (See first ever post on this blog- "New Littles") This time around, I went for two! They are thus far my absolute favorite chick- the fluffiness and puffiness is super amplified on these littles. I love the grey as a chick, but I imagine … Continue reading My impulse buys have heartbeats. →

Welcome, Ducks!

Newest Homestead addition- ducklings! We have been enjoying noticing the differences between ducks and chickens, just in these first few weeks already. Coming up on a year ago, Farmer Jim and I did food sensitivity testing. My several years worth of "mystery illness" may one day get it's own post, but for now, lets just … Continue reading Welcome, Ducks! →

First Egg Sale

I had my first ever egg sale today! It was a little odd, because I typically just give them away to friends and family, but it was a great stretch of my social skills and it was fun to talk chickens with people for while. The egg buyers came out not only to buy eggs … Continue reading First Egg Sale →

I am a little quail.

(And you might be too.) Baby quail are speedy quick. They are about the size of a fuzzy walnut, and cross one end of their bucket to the other in nanoseconds. They are busy... they are 2 days old, but they have the quail legs of Usain Bolt. Adult quail are equally busy. They have … Continue reading I am a little quail. →

The elusive quail egg…

Quail were my 29th birthday gift this past year. I brought home 30 hatched quail, and the seller generously included 4 dozen fertilized eggs for me to try to incubate. The eggs above are from those 4 dozen. The quail came home in early November 2018. Here we are, February 2019, and still, no quail … Continue reading The elusive quail egg… →

New Littles

New littles are a huge joy at our house. The entire process is makes me giddy- the anticipation while heading to the local feed store, choosing which ones out of the big bins to bring home..the impulse adding just a few more to the box. After claiming the new littles as ours, we head … Continue reading New Littles →