my life as a farmer
With Valentine’s Day approaching, and knowing that I’d be too busy to make anything special that day, I thought I’d make more of a culinary effort with this week’s Dark Days Challenge. I adapted an Italian recipe for young chicken so it almost fits the rules … the wine and the olives simply couldn’t be [...]
We’ve had a lot of rain – I should’ve taken a picture that shows how high up my boots the mud now reaches – and it’s been a busy time, so I haven’t spent as much time with the animals as I would like to. This morning, I could finally remedy that situation. When I [...]
(and how can I slow it down?) Flying through October … so much to do and so little time, but it is (mostly) a joyous sort of rushing. Despite heavy rains, drastic temperature changes, and strong winds, everyone in the barn remains in good health. We lost one stubborn Plymouth Barred Rock hen last week [...]
Of course I got over myself right away but it did feel awfully good to let it all hang out regarding Pinto Bean’s change in status from mama-in-waiting to sultry siren. I got up the next morning and got to work looking for a buck for my girls. It is sooner than expected, but there [...]
The Crowing Hen will be visited by some industrious Bees this afternoon – in exchange for four dozen eggs and lots of homemade bread, they’re going to enclose the underneath of the barn. Sneaky chickens have been laying eggs under there, and I can’t reach them so our egg production has been really low. As [...]
Our chick adventure began when our clutch of 23 Plymouth Barred Rock eggs began hatching the night of March 19th. The kids came storming downstairs shouting that there was a chick in the incubator and another egg was cracked. Needless to say, I wasn’t ready. First off, they were almost 2 days early … and [...]
