Category Archives: Suburban Homestead
We’re practically self-sufficient at this point
I’m completely joking about self-sufficiency, we’re no where near that and not even shooting for it. But this is damn eggs-citing! (Haha, punny.) Anyways, we found our first egg on Thurdsay after work, and we weren’t quite sure who layed … Continue reading
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Chickens at Almost 8 Weeks Old
It’s high time for an update on our chickens, or “the girls” as we like to call them around here.
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The Chickens’ Day Out
It finally warmed up and dried out enough this weekend to give the chickens a test run in their coop. We pulled it over a row of garden that we haven’t planted yet, after confirming that the young fava bean … Continue reading
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Rendering Lard
Lard is awesome stuff. Unfortunately it’s been wrongly demonized to the point that the word lard connotes something gross, but the rational-minded fat lovers are slowly making a case for it. An article by Regina Schrambling about lard on Slate … Continue reading
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The Awkward Teenage Years (Chickens at 23 Days Old)
Meet Xena. Pretty funny looking, huh? I took individual photos today because they are NOT holding still for a moment.
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What a Difference a Week Makes
I’m shocked at how much they’ve grown since last week. If we had a digital scale I bet we could confirm my suspicion that they’ve doubled in size in just a week. Their feathers growing in make them look a … Continue reading
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Give me cute and fluffy, girls!
We had a photo shoot with the girls yesterday and they proved to be quite photogenic. Surprisingly, they run all around in their box, but on the table they just stay put and huddle together mostly.
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Something exciting happened today…
We got our chicks! There are 4 of them, two Black Australorps and two Buff Orpingtons. They are about 5 days old and this is not a great picture, but they are REALLY cute. More to come on the new … Continue reading
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Summer Garden 2010
We had a great second summer in our garden, miles ahead of the first year, when we were really just getting our feet under us. We spent most of the first summer removing the bright green sod and home depot … Continue reading
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