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Another Level of Crazy: And You Thought I Was Gross Before

[***WARNING – if you have a weak stomach, skip this post***] I don’t often scare myself, but I might have just tipped the scales. Obviously, everyone that knows me pretty well thinks I’m either crazy or… Well, crazy in a weird, responsibleway. I’m not sure which camp would be right in this scenario. Remember the […]

Harvesting Honey the Old Fashioned Way

I have honey! Over the winter, there really isn’t much you can do with honeybees. Except for poking your head in during very warm days to make sure they have enough honey stored to get them through the season. I tried to stay out as much as possible, realizing that they know a lot more […]

Eggcellence: Just in Time for Easter!

I’ve got eggs! A lot has been going on, and I probably should have posted this almost twomonths ago, when I actually started getting eggs, because I was super pumpedthen. Now, it’s kind of normal… I’ll try to muster up some eggcitement for the purposes of this blog, though. Or, at least I’ll crack some […]

You Calling Me a Lyer?

I’ve had a fun couple of weekends. I’ve started a few projects, but because I’m long winded I’ll just stick to one in this post. We have a wood stove, thus we have tons of ashes. Tons. I think I’ve “harvested” around20 gallons so far – which might not actually be a metric ton, but […]

A Day in the Life of a Hen

Sorry for the silence! I’ve been busy with Christmas and lots of activities –most of which have been very on grid. So, I figured I’d just post these notes (along with some pictures for context) that I found scratched inside of my chicken coop: Day149 I don’t likeour new house. You can barely even call […]

You Win Some, You Lose Some. Aaannnd you lose some.

Yesterday morning, I woke up to a sad situation. But first, let me back up… As I mentioned in my last blog, my brother brought me six more chickensthe Saturday after Thanksgiving, and I had a bit of preparation to do. Because I only found out about it about a week beforehand, I fashioned togethera […]

The Most Redneck Thing I’ve Ever Done

Growing up in a small town in Kentucky, I’ve done a lot of redneck-y things in my lifetime. But I think most people would agree that that today’s actions rank at the top. I planned on writing about chicken changes: my brother said he’d bring a handful of youngchickens to me after some Thanksgiving festivities, […]