Accidental Homesteader

chickens

  • Herb Garden, Take Two

    So my herb seeds didn’t really take off like gangbusters. But then, they never really do for me. We had… Read More

  • The Rest of the Chicklets

    Got a phone call at about 6 am from Kyle, our friendly postal worker to tell me that our chickens… Read More

  • Eight Little Chicklets

    We ended up, after a marathon hatch, with eight happy healthy chicklets. Two didn’t make it out of the shell,… Read More

  • The Hatch Continues

    This has been a laggy hatch. We are on day 24, and still have one to go. Read More

  • Sunrise… Sunset…

    It’s circle of life time here at the farm. Having nine roosters is a bad idea. But we suck at… Read More

  • Hatch Day!

    Had a pip this morning! So we set up the nanny cam! We waited all day, and soon, we had… Read More

  • Alrighty Then

    So I braved the elements to pick up my groceries (bless curbside pickup), and since no one is going anywhere… Read More

  • Chicken Omelettes

    So we started saving eggs for our farm stand (fancy name for fridge on porch). But, alas, it took a… Read More

  • First Candling

    At first glance, it looks like we have 11 good eggs in the incubator. I hope to get some images… Read More

  • The Hatchening – The Beginning

    Started our spring hatch today. I thought it was a 12 egg incubator, but it’s only nine. Read More