Hope just laid egg #4! We saw her lurking on the coop counter while the other girls were outside, so we waited around until she exited. Sure enough, another beautiful egg! It was still warm when I pi… more →
Polloplayerwrote 21 hours ago: Catniss passed away today, leaving a soul-sister, Buffy the Buff Orpington. Cause of death is unkn … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: … and girls baking mud pies in the sun … they make for many…. always rows and row … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Kevin Herkelman, Ph.D., Nutrition Services Manager The tremendous increase in grain costs over the p … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I keep a master calendar. On it is everything I need to remember, not that I always remember to chec … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: This is our explorer. This chicken has been dubbed “Falcon” for being ahead of the other … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: I received my meat grinder last Friday. After looking at several different models I chose LEM #8 .35 … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday marked two weeks since the chicks came home. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by a few … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Where have I been? I know, I know! Well, we moved to a bigger and better location and I have a yard … more →
wrote 1 month ago: As I was roaming around outside today in our lovely west Texas spring wind, I noticed a few of my Mi … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Well it’s been awhile since I’ve update on B-K Homestead, so here’s what’s b … more →
wrote 1 month ago: …our feathery friends have finally arrived, and they have been pecking around their Hillpike r … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Morning notes from a farmer: March 23, 2013 A beautiful sky of pale blue, with soft grey, pink, and … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Well I had to move our 4 ducks out of the chicken coop and in the pen with my bottle baby goats. The … more →
wrote 1 month ago: It’s been awhile since I’ve updated, we’ve been very busy moving and trying to get … more →
wrote 1 month ago: In the last two years on the farm, we have gone through our fair share of chickens. There are severa … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Baby henlettes are doing quite well! I keep them in their cage (thanks again, Emma!) all the time fo … more →
wrote 1 month ago: More new additions to our household… Chickens! We brought home four chickens last week and the … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Can not wait until the egg factory opens for business in the back yard. … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Well…….we made it! Maybe I’m counting my chicks before they hatch since Spring doe … more →