Accidental Homesteader

chickens

  • Food Fail

    So you may recall that I did a cabbage tether ball. My chickens: So I took it down, and it… Read More

  • Chicken Tetherball

    So I finally made a chicken tetherball. Easy enough, take head of cabbage (or half, if your husband bogarts the… Read More

  • Three Layers Again

    Frances, being a good chicklet mom stopped laying for a while. But it’s been a month, and I think she’s… Read More

  • The Cute, it Burns!

    I decided to commune with the chicklets this fine evening. Read More

  • Surprise!

    So the last couple of weeks, Black Frances has been extremely free range. She would show up periodically. Well, we… Read More

  • Chicklet Roll Call

    They’ve made it through a couple months, so I’m willing to start naming and showing pictures. This morning was leg… Read More

  • New Nesting Box

    Every day it is a trial trying to find the eggs. I’m sure next time we mow we will hit… Read More

  • Prodigal Chicken

    So we’ve been having a bit of attrition lately with our chickens. We had a Aracauna roo, three Aracauna hens,… Read More

  • Well boo.

    One of our colonies declared their independence. We are down to two colonies. Don’t know what happened to the hive,… Read More

  • Chicklets’ Adventure

    Yesterday was the middle chicks’ first day outside. It was the first day that the temperature outside was high enough… Read More