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Easy method for hatching eggs: a broody hen

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021by Carmen

It’s hard to believe we’ve been raising chickens for 11 years. In all that time we have learned much – what to do AND what not to do. Whenever we wanted to add some more chickens to our flock we either ordered our chicks to be delivered by mail (we like Murray McMurray Hatchery) – […]

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July 2019 homestead update

Posted on August 2, 2019August 2, 2019by Carmen

Yes, I know I posted a homestead update just a couple of weeks ago but it seems like so much has happened since then! Summer Storms I didn’t mention in that last update, that we were supposed to be camping that weekend. Earlier in the week the forecast was for mid-90s all weekend. And with […]

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Summer on the Homestead

Posted on July 19, 2019July 18, 2019by Carmen

I had originally planned to write this post at the end of June … somehow it’s now the MIDDLE of July. This summer is flying by too fast for my liking. Our first bit of news is that we have Chicks! Baby chicks They arrived three weeks ago already and so they have already developed […]

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May on the Homestead

Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019by Carmen
backyard with trees and green grass

It’s funny how when I start to write: “Nothing happened in May,” I think to myself. It’s a good thing I take lots of pictures as reminders, because a LOT happened this month! You may recall that at the beginning of the month, we had a sick hen on our hands. I’m sad to say […]

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Spring 2019 homestead update

Posted on May 3, 2019May 3, 2019by Carmen

Here we are, ready to share our usual happenings around the place for April? March? What month is this anyway?! The chickens are happy that there is no snow on the ground – or at least none that sticks around (we had snow showers last Saturday). Although those silly hens are not real fond of […]

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Bandages for chickens

Posted on August 24, 2018February 2, 2021by Carmen
chicken feathers in the flower bed

Disclaimer: The links below may be affiliate links. If you purchase any products after clicking on these links, at no additional cost to you, A Simple Homestead may receive a small commission for making you aware of these important resources. Earlier this month our daughter and a neighbor girl came in from playing outside, wondering […]

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In review… July 2018

Posted on July 21, 2018February 2, 2021by Carmen
July 2018 garden harvest

I know, this counts as two posts in one week! However, I didn’t want to detract from my new Mourning Dove Shawl design – and yet, there is so much more I wanted to talk about! It’s the middle of summer and yet I just finished a bulky cowl for this winter. I was making […]

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just write… (aka a homestead update)

Posted on June 29, 2018February 2, 2021by Carmen
June garden

One of the problems I’ve had with making sure you receive regular updates from me is that I have a bazillion ideas of things to write. When I sit down to write and suddenly I’m overwhelmed with the possibilities. What topic is more timely? Which would my readers prefer? While I want to write posts […]

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Top 10 March (2018) Events

Posted on March 31, 2018February 16, 2021by Carmen
tree buds in spring

I love spring: the promise of warmer weather, the first signs of new life – in gardens, flower beds and pastures, and longer, sunnier days, and Easter. This week ends the first quarter of 2018 and I have no idea how that happened!! I bet you’re wondering if we fell off the face of the […]

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Homestead update – October 2017

Posted on October 23, 2017May 13, 2019by Carmen
Papa with tomato trellis

Much has happened in the last couple of months on our little plot of land! The biggest news is Opal kicked the {grain} bucket. Opal was the only one left of our original batch of hens. She was older than Little Chick! A couple of years ago she started having leg issues, although we could […]

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