Category Archives: Housing

Mother Nature Does Not Fool Around

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 6

My little hens are now almost three and a half weeks old, and HOLY COW how they’ve grown. They look like miniature chickens! When I first met them, [..]

Chickens, First Weeks, Housing, Photos, Planning , ,

11 Baby Chicks = Cute Overload + 1

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 16

When I called our hatchery today to confirm it was ok to drive the 102 miles to fetch our new little friends, they said “come on up!” Also, [..]

Chickens, Feeding, First Weeks, Geek, Housing, Photos, Planning , , ,

Car Keys – The Eternal Search and.. wait, that’s going to be HOW MUCH?!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Erin D. | Permalink 3

I mentioned the other day how The Engineir was out cleaning the garage so I could once again park inside. My half of the garage was occupied by [..]

Failures, Housing, Vignette , , ,

The Modern Homestead – Automation

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 2

Part of coming to terms with modern society v. Simplicity is making the best use of available tools. Fortunately, I have this amazing boyfriend who is a hard-core [..]

Chickens, Household, Household Modifications, Housing, Water & Power Conservation , , , , ,

The Autumnal Chickens

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

I haven’t posted any chicken photos in awhile, so here are a few shots from yesterday evening. They do not hold still well when they’re eating. They’re laying [..]

Chickens, Housing, Photos

The Big News Around the Homestead

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

Word on the street is, Chickenhead is laying eggs. The street is right! She’s been laying them daily for three days – on the seat of her mom’s [..]

Chickens, Eggs, Housing

Drama in the Chicken Coop

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

I’m writing this up while I wait for my lunch to heat up in our half-dead microwave, so please forgive me if it’s more disjointed than usual, and [..]

Chickens, Housing , ,

Grown-Up Girls

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

As of two nights ago, the chickies have been permanently relocated to their own enclosure. Thus far, things are going quite well – even though the weather has [..]

Chickens, Housing ,

That One Percent

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

If you have no experience with fencing and animals, here is a bit of free advice should you ever decide you want to enclose some sort of animal: [..]

Chickens, Housing , ,

Life is Good

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 3

As I type this, I’m sitting on the grass in the chicken yard, watching the girls hunting and scratching and pecking. There’s a pretty good wind up that’s [..]

Chickens, Composting, First Weeks, Gardening, Housing , , ,