Accidental Homesteader

chickens

  • The New Girl(s)

    The New Girl(s)

    We went to the chicken auction on Friday. After a week of lovely warm spring weather, it was cold, crappy,… Read More

  • Out damnèd spot

    We did it. We knew we had to do it and we did it. Our Banty rooster was getting beaten… Read More

  • Whoa, busy

    Work’s been busy, trying to get a lot of stuff done before our 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦 trip. Vancouver, the train,… Read More

  • The balance of power

    Has shifted. Sometime in the last 48 hours, Weezle figured out he’s twice the size of Noah. Poor Noah got… Read More

  • Big storm

    So the polar bomb or whatever it was called came through. The house is fine, most everything else is fine… Read More

  • Yaktrax

    We got the dreaded Thundersleet! The cats were terrified. Demeter has only experienced hail once, and this sounded like hail.… Read More

  • Eggs

    Eggs

    We have Easter eggers because I really wanted blue eggs. Our older hen, Violet gives these lovely blue eggs. But… Read More

  • The Legend of FU Chicken

    I can’t believe I haven’t done my roast chicken yet. It is one of my favorite meals in the world.… Read More

  • Beautiful Day

    Well, a lot has changed in 24 hours, but it was so beautiful yesterday. Read More

  • Poor Rhoda

    Rhoda is molting. And boy howdy is she looking scraggly. Read More