Posts from the ‘The Animals’ category

Growing our own food also means raising our own animals.

Final Update: Broody, Bloodied & Hopeful

Ok, here’s the last installment of Diller and her quest to become a mother. Yes, she survived the dog attack with no lasting injury. Over the…

If you’ve kept up with my blog posts on Community Chickens you’ll also know my duck Diller was attacked by one of our dogs. She was…

As we creep closer to butcher time I am constantly watching over my growing chicks. For the most part, I can tell which birds are sexing…

Every year it is inevitable, flea and tick season runs rampant through our back yard like a bull in a china shop. They are pests that…

Natural healing has skyrocketed in recent years. From essential oils to the use of tree resins and even altering our diets; there has been a shift…

After spending so much time with my chicks it floors me that I did not notice. Perhaps it’s a good thing? A good thing in the…

As you all may know I’ve been testing out a theory of chick sexing using tail feather development. In chick batch #1 the this style of…