Accidental Homesteader

Homesteading

  • This and That.

    So living in the Midwest, we are used to weird swings in weather. This week was no exception. On Thursday,… Read More

  • Guess What? Chicken Butt.

    We pause our vacation recap to introduce our new family members. Five new chickens added to our flock. Hopefully they’ll… Read More

  • My latest project

    One of the nice things about MakeICT is that it has a lovely cutting table. It makes it a whole… Read More

  • Bees, Grommet!

    We are hard at work getting ready for our bees. We have our list of things that we need and… Read More

  • New and Improved Chicken Saddle

    New and Improved Chicken Saddle

    So I continued my chicken saddle prototyping, and came up with a simpler design that I can reinforce easily and… Read More

  • Seedlings

    I started my seeds for the year. I’ve got a setup in my mud room that has a warming mat,… Read More

  • Birds! Birds! Birds!

    Birds! Birds! Birds!

    We have a whole lot of wonderful birds in our yard. It’s like a Hitchcock film up in here. A… Read More

  • It’s the most wonderful time of the year

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year

    I LOVE Spring. Everything about it. And while it doesn’t look all that springy right now (foggy), it’s going to… Read More

  • Ahhhh, old houses

    Ahhhh, old houses

    So our house is about 120 years old. With that comes certain charms. But there are also hassles. Read More

  • Caged Heat

    We are getting ready to start working on increasing our flock. To that end, we purchased a small chicken run… Read More