Category Archives: Chickens

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 , , ,

A Well-Intentioned Lie

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 11

So, hi. I know it’s been since spring that I wrote anything here, and for that I apologize. A few of you have left emails and comments asking [..]

Chickens, Cleaning Products, Community, Eggs, Failures, Food, Gardening, Goals, Habits, Household, Lifestyle, Local Farms, Mental Well-Being, Musing, Personal Responsibility, Planning, Stress, Sustainability, Toxins, Vegetarian , , ,

Whatever Shall We Do, Wherever Shall We Go?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 3

For over a year, we’ve been buying our milk through a “herd share,” which, thanks to anti-food-sovereignty legislation (you could say it’s health and safety legislation, but that’s [..]

Chickens, Cow Share, Eggs, Food, Health, Planning, Politics , , , , , , ,

Optimistic Friday

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 3

It’s a beautiful day out. I don’t want to talk about how Chickenhead was also killed night before last, or how The Engineir very thoughtfully tried to protect [..]

Chickens, Farmers' Markets, Food, Mental Well-Being, Mom , , , , , , , ,

And then, there were four

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 6

This morning, I hauled out a fifty-pound bag of scratch grain to the chickens. As I was getting it awkwardly dumped into its bin, four of the girls [..]

Chickens ,

Quality Time with the Chickens

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 2

There are few minor woes that can’t be cured by spending some time outside with the dogs and the chickens. A couple of days ago, I spent an [..]

Chickens, Photos

“Snowmageddon?” Don’t be ridiculous.

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 6

I love inclement weather. It tickles all my happy emotional places, reminds me of childhood snow storms, imbues regular life with a sense of adventure. I miss snow [..]

Chickens, Community, Musing, Nature

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