Month: January 2024

TIME FOR A WALK-ABOUT

January has been cold and rainy but yesterday we got a break from both. We took advantage of the break and replaced the tarp over the chicken run. The old tarp was so worn out it was doing very little to protect the area from… Continue Reading “TIME FOR A WALK-ABOUT”

GLAD I’M NOT A CHICKEN

As I was grumbling, yet again, about the cold weather, I glanced out the window at the chickens and thought, “Glad I’m not a chicken!” Not that I’ve ever actually wanted to be a chicken.  With temperatures ranging between the low teens and mid-thirties… Continue Reading “GLAD I’M NOT A CHICKEN”

EXPERIMENTS

This month I finally got around to using some of the Peach Pie Filling I canned this past summer.  I don’t know if there’s anything better than home-canned peaches in the middle of winter. They are so much more flavorful than commercially canned peaches. I had… Continue Reading “EXPERIMENTS”

LOOKING BACK

While not as full of homesteading activity as the previous year, 2023 had plenty of progress and learning opportunities. Here are some of the highlights. We managed to get the Chicken Tractor built and the chickens enjoyed using it for a few weeks. It was wonderful… Continue Reading “LOOKING BACK”

2024 IS HERE