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Pregnant Jersey cross cow joins new farm

Guess what? We got ducks.  I've been putting the brakes on getting ducks for years, but our youngest has been pining for them—like,...

I’ll admit it—I’m way behind the curve on ditching phosphates, glycogens, and all the other unpronounceable chemicals lurking in our...

I’m a work in progress. I’ve come so far from my city girl roots. Like, really far. But I'm not kidding myself—I’ve still got a loooong...

Freedom Feathers: Our Chicken Yard is FINALLY Done! Chickens? Yep, we got those. Coop ? Check. Dry run? Check. Fenced yard? Um… not until...

Today I had the joyous task of integrating two flocks of chickens.  I've been dreading it for weeks.  In hopes of making the whole...

So, I'm taking stock of our situation, and here’s what we’ve got so far: Land. ✔️ A house that’s almost ready to move into. ( Its so...

Okay, so we've already established that we're not doing the homestead thang, but we are striving for homestead- ish .  Heavy on the -...