Monthly Archives for January, 2016



The mysteries of incubation

Posted on: January 22nd, 2016 by
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I have been attempting to get to the point where my chickens would produce their own offspring so I might stop buying fryers for the last three years.  To that end, I have both encouraged the few hens I have that have gone broody and chose to sit eggs and I purchased an incubator to hatch some of my eggs myself.  Sadly, I have not Continue reading the story "The mysteries of incubation"

Jumping into 2016

Posted on: January 13th, 2016 by
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So 2015 ended up being a trying year; my husband was out of work for a couple of months and the job he is currently working is a limited contract out of state, we had unexpected losses wit our rabbit kits, two of our companion animals (a cat and our oldest dog) died tragically, and I had unfortunate losses in my garden.  These were pretty Continue reading the story "Jumping into 2016"