New chickens
In late October, I brought home three pullets from Rucker Farm. They were from a batch of eggs set by a broody hen so they had the advantage of being mothered as they developed. They have the same Australorp and… Read more ›
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Kitchen garden
October 17 October 21 October 28
Yard in fall
October 16 October 17 October 23 Heavy frost. October 23 Morning dew after rain the day before. October 26
Making butter
Walk in the woods
Little Chick and the ladies
Early in August 2008, Madeline brought home two motherless chicks from Rucker Farm. I made a small yard inside the chicken yard for the pair and used a cat carrier for their housing. Both were Australorps with an Ameraucana roo… Read more ›
The menagerie
Our pets