New chickens on the homestead get a new coop

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We had unexpected new chickens. My oldest son, Bill, called to say that his father-in-law had 12 heavy laying hens that he was given in the spring and he didn't want to winter them....

It’s amazing what a little manure will do!

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A year ago, my friend, Jeri, gave me two rhubarb roots. They started nicely, but did not get very large during the summer. I hauled a trailer load of rotted manure down to the...

It actually thawed today!

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Okay, so that was after freezing rain. But, hey, rain is better than the white stuff after all winter, (There are rumors of 40 degrees later on this week!) I got a kick out of...

Summer seems to have arrived

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We know summer hasn't really arrived -- there's still a good chance of frost around the corner. So while the apple trees are blooming like mad, I'm continuing to plant crops like late-season pumpkins,...

We escaped the freeze last night!

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After sweating and praying like crazy, plus pulling in six plus crates of tomatoes to seed (just in case), I went to bed, hoping for the best. I didn't even get up at night...