Oak Insights

On October 20, 2007, Madeline brought our first six chickens from Waterpenny Farm, where she worked as an intern. She got to choose our chickens (choose = the ones she managed to catch) and transport them here in two cat carriers and… Read more ›

I designed our first chicken house after reading “Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens” by Gail Damerow, the best book available at Tractor Supply at the time. My goal was to use dimension lumber we salvaged from a deck. I used… Read more ›