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Chicken Chronicles: Of Sunny Winter Days
Oh how time flies. The winter here in the Pacific Northwest has been a most favorable one -- and the chickens have adored every moment of sunshine we can get. Of course, we've had a few rainy days, which the ducks have been big fans of! 🙂
Chicken Chronicles: Meet the New Guy, Spike
First, let's play a game of spot-the-duck. Find her? Then you can move onto the next level. 🙂 Meet Spike, a six-month-old Polish Tolbunt rooster. He may look like he's full of swagger and 'tude, but he's as sweet as can be. He's bonded well with our two...
Looking back at 2014
That time of the year came around again like it always does... Holiday card time! This process is a good excuse to pause and take stock of the year. And I think it's fair to say that 2014 was one of the biggest, most exciting years of my life. In Dec 2013, I launched...
Miller Homestead & Grunnion Update – September
This chicken continues to play the Houdini and disappear from the backyard nearly every day. She reappears in the neighboring yards or our garden. Clever girl. The ducks continue to splash and frolic about. They're even happier now that rain is becoming more...
The Power of Community
In the past two weeks since Honey's diagnosis, I've been astonished and touched by the response I've received from friends, family, the Buffer team and the Buffer community. Every tweet, email, note, gift and kind word has resonated so deeply. I can't thank you all...
The Day Every Priority Changed
We have a 2x3-foot white board in our kitchen with assorted lists: Outside chores to-do Inside house to-do Nicole to-do John to-do On Wednesday, September 17th, I wiped away all of those lists and replaced it with this: We found out our six-year-old dog, Honey, had...
Miller Homestead Update #3 – One Full Flock
Honey is hard at work guarding the homestead: Good old Foghorn is one of the most consistent layers we have: As is Gandalf! 🙂 We let the three little birds out with the full flock, and they enjoyed roaming their bigger pen. The bigger hens were...
Thankful Thursdays: Summer Roses and Novel Ideas
Note: I'm realizing Thankful Thursdays aren't always happening on Thursdays, but better late than never. 🙂 There's always so many things to be thankful for. A few of the gifts I've experienced in the past few weeks include: 1. Chances to take photos: Taking a moment...
The Six Life Lessons I’ve Learned in Urban Homesteading
In February, my husband and I jumped head-first into urban farming -- starting our summer garden from seeds. It then developed into an even larger endeavor when we added 13 chicks into our home. And then four ducks. And then three more chickens... The past several...
Chicken Chronicles: The Secret Nest
The girls have been laying for two weeks now (some more consistently than others,) but we noticed a dip in egg amounts the past few days and were thinking that the heat might have just been messing with the girls. And then we found this: And then this: All in...