Our Home Works

I’m back from a month’s hiatus from blog posting and lots to report.  Thank goodness Matt posted occasionally so you weren’t totally in the dark.
Getting chickens was perhaps one of the best decisions we have made - we get so much enjoyment out of watching them and petting them, not to mention eating their eggs.  [...]

Read Full Post »

I bet the painter of our house couldn’t have predicted how we’d make use of the spare cans he left for us.  It turned out we had just the perfect amount of red remaining to coat the siding of the coop - almost to the drop.  A few hours and a couple of IPAs under [...]

Read Full Post »

The rewards of our urban farming endeavors are showing up now in miniature form.  A couple of weeks ago, we found the first egg laid by our most modest hen Buffy.  It was tiny.  A few days later, she went teeny tiny – maybe half the size of the first.
 

These eggs are in good company, as some of our [...]

Read Full Post »

It has been a busy couple of weeks!  We have neglected you for a week now and it is time for a chicken update.
Over the two weeks of being chicken parents, I have definitely gotten much more relaxed.  At first, I was waking up in the middle of the night, worried they were being attacked [...]

Read Full Post »

In the 9 days of having hens on this ranch, egg production has averaged about one per day.  We believe that most of our count has been via the two yet-to-be-named white Cochins.  These eggs have been consistent, off-white color and almost “medium” size (by grocery store standards).
Today, Amy found quite a surprise.  Our beautiful [...]

Read Full Post »

The girls have settled into their new home pretty well.  Its been fun to learn their personalities and how they interact with us.  The light brahma is by far the bravest and also the most tame.  I held her for a few minutes yesterday and then put her down while still petting her and she [...]

Read Full Post »

We mentioned a while back that chickens were in our future, and we even showed you a photo of the coop.  We now have a date to pick up the girls this Saturday.  I can hardly wait, but am also a little nervous.  Matt and I have been doing all sorts of research this week [...]

Read Full Post »