by Victoria Gazeley | Aug 18, 2011 | Animals, Chickens, Livestock
Our backyard chickens are now 12 weeks old and are well on their way to being full fledged layers. We’re still a ways from collecting fresh eggs every morning, but they look happy and healthy and, well, just ‘right’ wandering around the yard. Now...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 11, 2011 | Animals, Chickens, From City to Country, Livestock, Wildlife
I’d say I’m pretty bear aware. Black bears were a pretty everyday sight growing up on the West Coast of British Columbia. In fact, as kids, we used to go watch them at the dump as an after dinner adventure (back when we had open garbage dumps). Not too...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jul 3, 2011 | Animals, From City to Country, Wildlife
Colliding with a deer in your car is not an experience I recommend. But in most cases, it’s entirely avoidable if you keep in mind 5 simple tips. Except in my case. Here’s that story. In November of 2009 I was driving my son to his carpool on a cold,...
by Victoria Gazeley | Jun 8, 2011 | Animals, Chickens, Livestock
Our 15 little girls just had their first week birthday. Little did we know when they arrived on May 31 how much our lives would change over the next seven days – nor did we realize how much our books didn’t tell us about raising baby chickens. I’ve...
by Victoria Gazeley | May 30, 2011 | Buildings, Insects, Repair
It’s coming on summer – time for the mosquitoes and flies to begin their annual invasion. And time to dig out the screen doors to check for holes and tears that would allow those voracious little bugs into the house to feast on your flesh! If you live in...
by Victoria Gazeley | May 10, 2011 | Animals, From City to Country, Homesteading Stories, Wildlife
I’ve always been a light sleeper. It’s one of the reasons living in the city drove me nuts. Sirens and loud neighbours and traffic at all hours. I never really needed an alarm clock, as I could never sleep past 5 anyway. So when we decided to try country...
