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a winter walk
I fear that farming in winter, especially in Upstate New York, might be a bit repetitive. It mostly consists of running outside, seeing to feedings, de-icing waters, collecting eggs, milking (when Bert...
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eggs, eggs, everywhere
I LOVE eggs! My favorite breakfast, of all time, is Eggs Benedict but I will eat them any way I can get them. When I was pregnant with PJ my major craving in the second trimester was scrambled eggs. At...
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freer ranging chickens
I am fairly certain, over the seemingly short time of this blog’s existence, that it has become quite apparent that I am a recovering Type A personality. I fight the need to have everything “just so”...
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december 3rd- {gather}
It’s no surprise that one of my favorite things about this farm life of ours is keeping laying hens. I also love the routine of going out to collect eggs in the morning and opening up the coop for...
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well that’s that…and a word
Hello everyone and Happy New Year to you all!! So, I had the intention to ride the lovely momentum that the Capturing December project had created for me here in this space. However, the fates had...
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here
I may not have all my ducks in a row but my eggs are another story. I’m not sure if there is anyone left around here to read these words but I think I will type them none the less. A 9 month absence...
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this weekend
This weekend we accomplished a couple of homesteading tasks. Of course a tool met its demise at the hands of Kevin, who has left an array of broken implements in his wake over the past few years....
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December 18th
Our Ameraucanas finally started laying in the last few days. I’m inordinately excited about this newest farm event. After all they are just eggs, and we have been drowning in eggs for a while now. But...
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December 28th
The view while doing last night’s chores. Close to two feet of snow fell here a couple of nights ago and yesterday was spent digging us out and then running to get everyone fed, all their waters...
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baby, it’s too cold outside
We have had quite the cold snap around here as of late. A week with temperatures feeling like they are below zero, or colder. Hence, we have only done the absolutely necessary outside (breaking water...
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