I had strategically scheduled my staycation to begin one day before my batch of 12 chocolate orpington chicks and 1 mystery chick were supposed to arrive at the post office in my small town. I had ordered from a hatchery id never used before and it had mixed reviews so i was nervous about whether …
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Wild Turkeys
I have heard wild turkeys in my town but ive only ever seen them in the adjacent town, where theres less fox and coyotes. There, they roam around in peoples yards and walk down the driveway like they own the place. The day before my vacation, i arrived home to find a little band of …
A Friend Brings my Original Greenhouse Design to Fruition
When i first began the project of adding grow lights to the greenhouse, i very much didnt know where to start. I was overwhelmed with which lights to pick and where to get them from. There were so many options. How was i to know which would be good for what i needed them for? …
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Hail and Tornados
I remember looking at the radar and seeing a green stretch with a big red blob in it with a purple circle in the middle of that and a black circle in the middle of the purple circle, meaning no rain there, just a see-through area that showed down to the color of the base …
Chicken Math
With the state of the world and the rate of inflation, it would probably be a smart thing to look into, raising my own chickens. I’ll just purchase 2 to 12 books on chicken rearing and read up on whats involved. Once i do my research i’ll know whether or not this life move is …
Roma
This is Roma, the first orb weaver of the year on the iron rose homestead. I’ve already warned her to stay away from praying mantis. She was hanging out on the greenhouse door but it did not appear to be a permanent spot for her as she did not construct any webbing. I’ll see if …
Winter Storm Fern
Let me just preface this by saying i was aware winter storm Fern was coming. She wasnt a surprise. Everyone in a 500 mile radius was running around panicking buying every single item in every grocery store whether it was foot fungus cream or light bulbs. They just felt we needed to buy. Buy everything …
Larry’s Cross
My coworker is an artist. He makes all different kinds of wood carvings and other art such as framed chicken wire with crystal beads hanging in the window. My other coworker makes t-shirts and my other coworker’s husband makes stained glass. My best friend makes pottery. I like to collect things made by people i …
A Chicken Coop for the Pending Chocolate Orpingtons
My friend had offered to come help me construct this chicken coop, and i was thinking that’d be a good idea in case someone needed to hold a piece in place or against another piece while the other one used the drill. However, the anxiety disorder/adhd combo is a very effective pairing for getting things …
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Setting up the Brooder Box
Honestly, as many years as i’ve had chickens now, i’ve never had a legit brooder box. This is partly because i’ve never timed the purchase of chicks with the weather in my area. Not a lot of planning ever went into it. I just purchased chicks when the older batch had died and i needed …