Category Archives: Chickens
How did it get to be March 8th?
And why is it just 3° when I wake up in March? I thought it would be warmer. I am still in need of long, warm days without rain to ‘finish’ the garage. Now more than ever I want it … Continue reading
Filed under Chickens, Farm Projects, Homebuilding
First Eggs
This past week we got our first eggs from our chickens! Last weekend, I finished with some nest boxes for the chickens, and on Monday, the kids found a little brown ‘pullet egg’ behind one of the trash cans we … Continue reading
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Life on the Farm
Life on the farm has been good these last few days. The daytime highs got up to close to 50 for several days in a row, so Gina, the kids, and I worked on shingling the west side of my … Continue reading
Filed under Chickens, Dreaming, Farm, Farming Poultry
Massacre at Coop’s Corner
Yesterday, Caleb discovered the remains of this terrible massacre. There were three dead on our side and no evidence that I could discern of who was on the other side. We lost three chickens to something over the last week … Continue reading
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Plan for the next week
My parents are coming to town tomorrow, so I thought I should lay out a plan for their visit. 18 – Parents arrive in Omaha. I work, so Gina & the kids will pick them up. 19 – Time to … Continue reading
Updates about nothing in particular
I really don’t have anything to write about tonight, but I have time on the computer, so I might as well write something. I am finishing up my training in the prison this week — next week I will be … Continue reading
Filed under Baby, Bible, Chickens, Farm, Farm Projects, Farming Poultry, Homebuilding, Work
Chicken relocation
As I mentioned earlier, we had been keeping our chickens in the basement of our house. They were quickly growing, starting to really stink, and creating a ton of dust for us. They were also getting quite crowded. So for … Continue reading
I’m a Farmer Now
I have been having a hard time telling folks around here that we own a farm, because they invariably ask what my crop is. So I had taken to telling folks that I am a farmer without a crop and … Continue reading
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Whizbang Weekend
Wow! We had another great weekend. On Friday, I skipped out of work a little early and we drove up to Holbrook, AZ, in the high desert above the Mogollon rim. We spent Friday night with some friends. On Saturday, … Continue reading
