Coping with life's twists and turns, one chicken at a time.
The Unstoppable Miss Mae Warning: This blog post contains photos of our kitten Mae’s healing process, and surgical wounds. She’s still totally cute though. Sometimes, the strongest dose of inspiration comes from something you’d least expect, but at a time when you need it the most. How do we gain inspiration from a blind kitten?
Trying to decide if you would rather raise ducks or chickens? I jumped into raising ducks and chickens with both webbed feet, and I haven’t looked back. I can help you consider the options of both, what you’ll need, and what you should know before you dive in. Personalities I like to compare ducks and
Thinking Outside of the Box Coop I dreaded cleaning out the old chicken coop. And the duck house. I built the first chicken coop I had on tall legs, so the entire coop, nesting boxes and all, were up high enough so that I didn’t have to bend over and put any extra strain on
A tutorial Step 1: Locate chicks. Usually you can determine their location by the faint but almost constant peeping noises. Sometimes you can hear the gentle tapping of their beaks on the sides of the container they’re being housed in. If you listen carefully, you can pickup the soft sounds of feathers rustling as they
