Barnyard
Seeing Our Worth and the Worth of a Hen
This past Sunday I had an opportunity to share at church something that God had been showing me and I thought I would share it here too.. Almost a year ago, Dave, the children and I went to pick…
Joel & an Old Friend
Some of you may remember that last year Joel was fortunate enough to participate in Therapeutic Riding Lessons. He loved it, and was some disappointed when the cold weather rolled in and we told him that Odee needed to…
Chicks and how to sex them
I tried to think of a nicer way of titling this but that is basically it. We have launched ourselves into the world of hatching chicks. To begin with we were very new to this, we had…
Spring on Our Little Homestead
Has spring sprung on our little Homestead? This year we were teased with unseasonably warm weather in March, and here we sit almost hours from May desperate for spring in all its glory. I think we can…
Rare Breeds Eggs & Chickens
Eggs, we are so loving having our own eggs, our family loves them and we would go through 3-4 dozen a week easily it is so nice to not have to buy them anymore. We have had…
Chickens, Brooders, Coops…. Oh my!
Chickens… Back on August 15th I took some pictures of our latest arrivals. I also posted some of the problems we were having with our chicks. I am thankful to say since then we have not lost…
Plow Match
It is almost time for the International Plow Match which is held annually in Ontario. There are qualifying matches held all over the province in preparation for the International Plow Match. On the weekend our neighbor hosted our local…
Chicks and problems with chicks…
We got our first few chickens just over a month ago, and are loving them with the exception of them getting into the tomatoes. We decided to get some more. Now realize before I start this story…
Kindness & Chickens…
Some of you might remember when Joel received his Make A Wish that his first idea was a chicken coop with chickens. Well, shortly after I posted about that I received an email from a sweet blogging…
