It’s been the food factory here on the homestead lately. Since we depleted our freezer stash of meals and things when we got covid we’ve been driven to replenish them since feeling better. Having ready-made food in the freezer saved our bacon when we were going through that hard time. That made us realise even … More The Food Factory
Chickens Hatching season started with a bang. I set 26 eggs in the incubator. When I candled them on Day 8 I was speechless. Every single egg was fertile and growing. I’ve never had that happen before. I did specifically pray for them at the start that God would help them to grow well and … More The Long Winter & The Hope of Spring (Plus Mr Fattypants), Part 2
Things have been certifiably crazy around here. Or was that me? Several weeks ago The Husband had surgery that he’s been waiting to have for a while. The opportunity came up for him to have it done out of town, with less than a week’s notice, and we went for it. We didn’t think it … More All Strung up
Chickens The time for the Batch #2 eggs to go into lockdown had come. After candling on Day 8 there were only nine left that were given to broody Helen Cluck to sit on in her nestbox in Featherburn Lodge. For some reason all of Ninja’s were infertile. I cracked a few of her eggs … More Big Moves For The Babies
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