It’s hard to write this post but a few weeks ago Hazel crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. After two weeks of trying to “nurse” her back to health, we had to make a difficult end of life decision for our…
Can you have a garden with chickens? Ha! If you have backyard chickens then you know how much they love the garden. Really any dirt and any plant. Chickens love to scratch around looking for bugs and the garden is…
For years I’ve wanted to try soap making. Every time we go to a farmer’s market or craft show and I see the beautifully hand-crafted soaps, I swoon and buy a couple but I really want all of them! This…
The dreaded chicken mites. Yes, our chickens have mites. Once a month (or so) I try to do a chicken check-up. I was a little lax while the girls were molting and I just sorta monitored them when I was…
I’ve seen several recipes on Pinterest for the German Pancake. Being of German descent, I thought that I should try it. While I’ve been home during the pandemic, Pinterest has become my best friend and looking for new things to…
Everything wants to eat your chickens, especially the “chicken hawk.” So how do you protect your backyard chickens from hawks? There is a ton of construction going on around us. The field mice and opossum are more active, which I…
Can anyone really prepare for a pandemic? I’m not sure you can be completely prepared but there are a few steps you can take. A couple of weeks ago, the Bearded Rooster started to prepare for Coronavirus. He’s a novice…
When someone hears I have backyard chickens, they start firing off questions. In this post, I list the top 7 questions about backyard chickens. I get one of these nearly daily. You can have chickens in the city? We can!…