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Homestead happenings – April 2017
Nothing like dropping off the face of the earth for the last couple of weeks! That’s almost what it has felt like. We had plans to head to Grandma’s house for Easter to see Papa’s family as well as my sister and brother-in-law. Best laid plans … and all that. You see, Papa worked really […]
Predator update
There is one less predator in the neighborhood today. No, we didn’t kill it. Papa tried when he spotted a couple of ring-tailed varmints on top of the coop last week, but it was dark, he probably wasn’t fully awake and he was trying to shoot while holding a spotlight. Instead, we sacrificed some of […]
Predator!
See all the feathers in the chicken run? We were fortunate last night that feathers were all that were lost! At 1 am, a horrible screeching sound woke us. We knew immediately that something must be attacking the chickens. Papa ran out there with the rifle and spotlight. Whatever animal was able to gain access […]