Posted on April 28, 2024
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The Chicks are almost 8 weeks old, and it is past time for them to get out of my house! So, why are they still here? The Chicken Tractor needed to be readied so the big girls could be transferred there for the summer.… Continue Reading “I WANT THEM OUTTA MY HOUSE!”
Category: Self-RelianceTags: baby chicks, Betty, Buff Orpington, chicken tractor, Cream Legbar, naming the chicks, not so little, preparing the chicken tractor, preparing the coop for new residents, Professor Peep, raising baby chicks, raising chicks
Posted on April 14, 2024
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I disappeared a bit while having adventures. First adventure: I bought a new bed. My other bed was over 20 years old, had become terribly uncomfortable, and rotating the mattress no longer helped. I bought a Dreamcloud hybrid mattress with adjustable frame. I must… Continue Reading “MIA”
Category: Self-RelianceTags: 1937 Ohio River Valley Flood, 1963 Total Eclipse, 2024 Total Eclipse, adventures, can't beat a good mattress, Inland Waterways Museum, no homesteading done, Ohio River, Paducah Kentucky, quilting, sewing machine, The National Quilt Museum
Posted on April 2, 2024
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Well, we thought we had them contained, but Nope. The lid we built to cover the brooder worked for all of 8 days. The hole we left in the lid so it would fit around the faucet seemed too small for further escapes. Apparently,… Continue Reading “OOPS, SHE DID IT AGAIN”