What was I thinking?
There’s no good excuse. I guess I just got carried away. Because the summer garden was finally planted (except for the root crops which prefer a 3rd quarter moon). The raised beds in the side pasture were filled with compost in preparation for the vine crops (2nd quarter moon in Scorpio). The chicken accessories were […]
No Charge for Cuts
This story begins with a tarp. Specifically, a tarp on a chicken coop. Not exactly glamorous, but stay with me. Now if you’ve worked with tarps (and if you own a farm or have a spouse who drives a pick up truck and wears work boots even in the summertime then I know you have!) […]
Backyard Chickens
So, you wanna raise chickens? Sure, everybody’s doing it. The people have spoken, the city leaders have relented, let there be backyard chickens! I applaud the efforts of this uprising and, in appreciation, offer some of the tidbits I have learned during my years with chickens. Gather ’round and listen close. You […]
End of Grade Test
Word Problem. (Involves Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Environmental Studies, Social Situations, and Mathematical Analysis) You own a small free range duck farm. You have not completed permanent housing for the flock. Breeding and hatching season has arrived. Resolve the following scenarios: 1. 5 ducklings hatched out in an incubator. YOU are their mother. Ducklings cannot […]