Raising Chickens – Part One
Spring is just around the corner, and this Farm Wife’s fancy has turned to raising chickens. Every year around this time we start working towardRead More →
2019-10-25
A Hostile Transfer
Please join me in welcoming my guest writer. Bob was the Flock Manager for the Silver-Orp Division of Casa Smith-Coushatta, until a recent hostile transferRead More →
2019-08-06
Life Lessons from the Chickens
It’s a given routine – every morning, I head outside first thing to let the chickens out of the coop. They get fed; the waterRead More →
2019-06-25
My Chicks need Dramamine
Small farmers usually don’t have one area of expertise. They have their hands in many dirt piles. From compost bins and gardening to livestockRead More →
2018-09-14
The Song of my People
I am not so sure if this go ‘round I purchased chickens, or provided training facilities to some sort of Gallus gallus domesticusRead More →
2018-08-21
Tongue Tied
Some people feel like they were born underneath an ‘unlucky’ star. I believe the one I was born under has a name…and it isRead More →
2018-07-26
Spring Cleaning
As much as I hate it, this is the time on the farm that my time and energy are focused outside, instead of inside.Read More →
2018-03-19
The Chickens ate my Unmentionables!
The chickens ate my unmentionables! Well, okay. Not literally. But it does feel that way sometimes… Around here, we live on a budget. Some days itRead More →
2016-12-28
Raising Chickens – Part Two
So you have decided to raise chickens, and have poured over the catalogs to determine which breed you want. After hours, and veryRead More →
2016-01-18
