Along with all the other homestead happenings of spring, we started a vlog. Wild Hope Homestead is now a YouTube channel! This has been something on my heart to do for a couple of years. I put it on the goals list this year to spurn myself on. There’s no perfect time to start big … More In Which we Started Vlogging
One week after the demise of Mr Fattypants, the horrible rat, I went out to open the garage and noticed something weird. Outside the rat tunnel under the Raspberry Bed there was what looked like a dead mouse, but on closer inspection it was a dead baby rat. I just stared at it for a … More A Surprising Twist in The Story of Mr Fattypants
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
We’ve had some warmer days here and it is oh, so nice. Or it was until it got stormy again. Despite being stuck in Level 3 again there is plenty to be grateful for. New life abounds as the trees grow their fresh green leaves, the cold frame fills with seedlings and from the brooder … More Getting Back to The Garden (And More Chicks)
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