Blog
Chicken Chronicles: The Flock of Five
The five chicks we picked up earlier this year are growing like crazy! They've been set loose among the general pop and are adapting slowly to the new routines. 🙂
Chicken Chronicles: The Ever-Growing Flock
After adding five more chicks to the Miller Homestead, we decided to give Showgirl a go at sitting on 4 eggs... and they all hatched! Needless to say, there are lots of feathers and fluff about the home now! 🙂 We were lucky to catch this one as it hatched - she was a...
Chicken Chronicles: Two Weeks Old and Bold as Ever
It’s been such a delight to watch the chick’s personalities take flight. (hehe, pun intended) 😉 We’ve had some incredible weather lately so the chicks got a little outing that they weren’t too sure about at first. After thirty minutes or so, they were exploring,...
15 Cubic Feet of Dirt
Three feet long, two feet wide, two-and-a-half feet deep. It’s the second time I’ve dug a grave with these dimensions, and that 15 cubic feet of dirt seems to grow heavier-and lighter-each time. The reality of owning chickens is that they are frail, delicate creatures...
Chick Chronicles: The New Peeps – 5 Days Old
Oh the little fluff balls. Can't get enough of them. Hope you enjoyed the photos! 🙂 More to come! 🙂
Chicken Chronicles: New Peeps for the Flock
After discovering the diagnosis that took out Spike, we knew we could only move forward with new birds that were immune to Mareks or vaccinated. We were lucky to find a local supply store that had vaccinated chicks. 🙂 We grabbed two Ameraucanas, two Buff Orpingtons,...
Thoughts After One Year as Chicken Owners
It’s hard to believe a year has passed since we picked up these little fluff balls that totally changed our lives. It’s been a year of chicks, ducklings, bantam adoptees, sick birds and eggs gallore. Never have I felt so helpless and so enamored with such tiny...
Chicken Chronicles: Of Sunny Winter Days
We’ve been super blessed with amazing weather here in the Pacific Northwest and we’ve had some great photo-taking days! I was thrilled to capture this darling:Oh, ducks:Girls are getting back to laying regularly:Thank you so much for checking out the pics!...
Chicken Chronicles: The One Disease Backyard Chicken Owners Need to Know About
There are so many things in life you learn best by simply diving in. Our adventures in homesteading is one such example. That said, there is one thing I wish I would have known before I started raising chickens: one disease that is almost everywhere and yet often...
Chicken Chronicles: In Loving Memory…
In nearly 12 months of chicken stewardship, we've come to terms with one stark reality: chickens are frail little creatures. Life is precious and fleeting, but in the sad moments that come with loss, so does the celebration of the happy moments. The realities of...