Category: Chickens and Eggs

Stepping Forward into Homesteading

Reflection Sitting on a dream I grew up in a gardening family. I loved summers, helping with weeding the garden and gathering the bounty of tomatoes, beans, peppers, sunflower seeds and more. My husband and I dreamed for years of having our own garden, but our busy corporate careers and my business travel schedule made […]

April 2025 Update: Poults, Pullets, Chicks, Oh my!

  Spring has sprung! A few good friends have asked for an update on the homestead this spring. Things are busy, but raising a garden and birds is absolutely a labor of love.     Turkey Poults: Just a couple more weeks until they’re outside! The turkeys are now about six weeks old. This means […]

I’d Rather Clean the Chicken Coop

  REFLECTIONS   I’d rather clean the chicken coop than: When I clean the coop, my hens brrrrr with affection and approach me to be petted. They produce the most amazing, rich eggs. They say “thanks” in their own way, and they mean it. And I actually enjoy the work. I can see the end […]