by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 19, 2012 | Animals, Emergency Preparedness, Livestock
We recently had our first chicken illness. Or so we thought. Turned out it wasn’t a disease after all, but the whole process was an eye-opener for us – and more than a little stressful. And it got me to thinking – how many people add livestock (or...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 3, 2012 | Animals, Chickens, Livestock
That first little ‘peep peep’ from under the wing of your favorite hen, a chick the hen hatched, is something you’ll never forget. That sweet little face is the culmination of the hours and days and weeks that you’ve put into raising your...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jan 30, 2012 | Animals, Emergency Preparedness, From City to Country, Home Business from the Homestead, Lessons, Livestock, Pests, Rural Living Skills, Wildlife
If you can count on me for anything, it’s to give you the straight goods on country living. No fluff. You’re not going to find me waxing poetic about how la-de-da wonderful everything is every moment of every day – especially when it comes to the...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jan 23, 2012 | Animals, Chickens
Adding a cockerel (rooster) to your existing flock of hens is one of those things where you’ll find almost as many different opinions as there are chicken breeds! It’s a passionate subject, and one that I had the opportunity to delve into recently. In the...
by Victoria Gazeley | Nov 30, 2011 | Animals, Chickens, Livestock
Thanks to everyone who participated both entering names and voting in our chicken coop naming contest. After all was said and done, it came down to five entries we really liked. But ultimately, we couldn’t choose just one name – so we picked two… 🙂...
by Victoria Gazeley | Nov 17, 2011 | Animals, Chickens, From City to Country, Home Business from the Homestead, Lessons, Livestock, Mice, Mindset, Pests, Rural Home Office, Rural Technology
Time for me to come clean. I love the rural life, really I do, but there are some days when the comfort of a city condo would be a welcome distraction. And honestly? A relief. Like the days when it’s sub-zero and I forgot to pick up winter work gloves to do...
