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This weekend’s projects were geared toward the chickens. First, the new feed and water containers I purchased were cleaned, assembled and filled. The previous units had finally broken down after three years of constant exposure to the weather: they were held together by duct tape. Since… Continue Reading “CHICKEN PROJECTS”
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”
We started this fine Fall day by moving the chickens back into the coop. “Fine” is relative – it’s nice and cool but stormy. They’ve had a grand adventure being in the tractor and did some good work on the yard. They got to… Continue Reading “FIRST DAY OF FALL”
I know it’s been a while since I posted, but I promise I’ve been busy. This past week or so, I have been clearing out spent plants, and harvesting and watering the plants that are still producing. I’m done with watering though. I am… Continue Reading “RAMBLINGS”
Many months ago – many, many months – we began a project. In February, we started building a Chicken Tractor. I started posting our progress at first (you can review those posts HERE, HERE, and HERE. I figured normal people could finish the project… Continue Reading “I DIDN’T THINK THE DAY WOULD COME”
The project may be going slow but it’s going. Every weekend we get a little more done on the Chicken Tractor. The roof is on, the coop is painted inside and out, and the coop structure is attached to the tractor. The coop has… Continue Reading “CHICKEN TRACTOR – PART 3”
It’s always a big step to move from researching and analyzing to DOING but the step must be made to actually accomplish a goal. Our first DOING step of building the Chicken Tractor was to build the frame. But, as you may recall, I… Continue Reading “CHICKEN TRACTOR – PART 2”
We have been working on one of the umpteen jobs on this year’s Project List. PROJECT: Build a Chicken Tractor This winter my poor chickens have not been able to go on walk-about for a long time. With it getting dark so early, I… Continue Reading “PROJECT BEGUN”
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