As you’ve seen from previous posts, our egg business continues to flourish so that the chickens and ducks are, for all intents and purposes, self sustaining. Our refrigerator full of eggs! Chicken eggs on the left–14 dozen–and duck eggs on the right–5 dozen. We should have a few big orders coming through this week which … Continue reading A Little Egg Crazy
Well, I have spent the last few days working hard to be more positive and, as I like to phrase it, de-funkify myself. While I am well aware this is only day 3, I am pleased with the results so far. I have been making a conscious effort to be calmer and more positive as … Continue reading Chicken Therapy
I have been dealing with some personal issues lately, by no means lessening the beauty of all that surrounds me but making it more difficult to properly notice and appreciate it. Nonetheless, coming home to this beautiful mini farm full of crazy animals, while occasionally stressful and obnoxious, always brings joy to my life. While … Continue reading Finding the Little Joys
As previously mentioned, our sweet peppers and brussel sprouts were the only plants still producing vegetables. A few days ago, Troy and I picked all the brussel sprouts that were large enough and seemed viable, pulled up the plants, and gave the leftovers to the chickens. That night he cooked them up. I tried them … Continue reading And So Winter Prep Continues
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