Accidental Homesteader

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  • Honey Harvest

    So apparently we should have been feeding our bees a month ago. Our supers had no action, so we took… 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

  • Trying this again —

    So I made a restraining last year from some hatch chiles and it was a pain. This year I tried… 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

  • So. Many. Tomatoes.

    Last weekend was moving day for old fruits and vegetables. I made tomato paste, canned some, made applesauce, and orange… 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