by Heather | Jul 8, 2011 | Blog, chickens
The past couple of years I hatched baby chicks from February until Halloween or Thanksgiving–there are few things as fun as going to my incubator and finding new babies. This year I’ve been running like crazy and haven’t even cleaned out my...
by Heather | Mar 24, 2011 | Blog, chickens
Last week my chickens *finally* started laying again, as did one of my geese, and I got my first duck egg today. I have daffodils and crocuses blooming in my yard (I could swear crocuses are supposed to come first, aren’t they?) and I planted seeds for my garden...
by Heather | Jun 29, 2010 | Blog, chickens
Tonight I got a fun surprise when I went out to collect eggs and check on my birds. First I came across a tiny white chick–which stupid idiot that I am, took me several minutes to realize it was actually a guinea keet. This was totally exciting since I’ve...
by Heather | Mar 22, 2010 | Blog, book signings, chickens, randomness
It’s been a fun and eventful week (though not in the realm of writing or editing). Since a picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words, I thought I’d let them do most of the speaking for this blog post: My first turkey eggs! I didn’t know they...
by Heather | Jun 6, 2009 | Blog, chickens, DIY
This spring I knew I needed another coop. I was on a budget, and since I didn’t want the project to take all year, I needed it to be something I could build completely on my own–I had a deadline and intended to stick to it. I also knew it needed to be tall...
by Heather | May 16, 2009 | Blog, chickens, randomness
Just a quick note, I had to share. One of my hens laid the FIRST double yolker I’ve ever gotten. It was this huge green egg, about double the size of the others, so I knew it had to be, and I was right. It was a small joy–but I’ll take what I can...
