• Homesteading,  Land

    More Chickens!

    In the winter of 2019/2020, sadly, we lost a lot of birds (chickens & quail) due to predators and feeding complications while we were away from home. Finding help in the spring enabled us to make some improvements on the property, to include our poultry housing. Improvements included redefining interior space, leveling the dirt floor, replacing insulation, sealing up holes where rats/snakes were getting in and fixing water leak issues. We were making ready to build up our flock of chickens again. As news spread concerning COVID19 in the spring, the demand for both birds & eggs in our area went up tremendously. So, we got busy renovating our brooding…

  • Homesteading,  Land

    Morning Feeding with Doobie

    Doobie is a rat terror and also a rat terrier. Quite remarkably, we have trained him to not attack poultry. We started with chicks 4-5 months ago after getting down to less than a dozen old laying hens. The first batch of these girls will be laying fairly soon.