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Lentil and Kale Soup

January 9, 2022

I love a good soup. There is nothing like enjoying a cup or bowl of soup on a cold wintry night. This lentil and kale soup is perfect after a day outside in the snow or coming in after shoveling the driveway. It is hearty, filling and has a lovely combination of spices that seem…

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Breakfast Desserts Eggs

Got Eggs? Bake It: Fresh Berry Clafoutis

August 2, 2021

This past weekend, my daughter and I decided to make one of our favorite egg-based recipes called a clafoutis. A clafoutis is a crustless custard-like treat that is typically served for dessert or breakfast. It is versatile enough to enjoy warm, at room temperature or even chilled. This recipe is super delicious and easy to…

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Desserts Eggs Recipes

Bake It: Tilly’s Tornado Cake

February 26, 2019

One of my favorite things about social media is learning about new recipes. A couple of months ago, a recipe for something called a Tornado Cake, came across my feed. As I researched it further, I discovered that there are so many different versions and edits to this recipe. As I read over the recipes,…

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Chickens Coop Care Seasonal Care

Tips for Keeping the Chicken Coop Tidy in Winter

January 14, 2019

Colder temperatures are here. Single freezing digits often prohibit me from doing regular maintenance and tidying in my chicken coop. I’ve been getting questions from many of you about how I care for my coop during these freezing winter months, so I thought that I would share some tips of what I do to keep…

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Gardening Gardening with Chickens Plants Projects

Get Dirty: How to Plant a Window Box

April 12, 2017

One of the easiest ways to garden and add a touch of seasonal whimsy to your chicken coop, garden shed, or home is by adding a window box or two. If planted properly, window boxes do not require a lot of care and can easily be changed or added to as you desire. Today I…

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Chickens Giveaways

Chickens as Organic Garden Helpers

July 27, 2016

Have you thought about gardening with chickens but just don’t know where to start? Today, I’m sharing with you some terrific tips to get started and also a fun DIY gardening project to recycle your flock’s eggshells into seedling starters. Sometimes I compare my backyard to an oasis. My kids spend hours playing in the…

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Crafts Family Fun Gardening Holiday Projects Seasons Spring

A Leprechaun Garden

March 9, 2013

If you too have been trying faithfully to catch a Leprechaun like we have in our household for years, this leprechaun garden might just help you succeed. We always seem to fail. They dye out toilets green and they drop their golden chocolate coins, but they never stick around for long. This year, we crafted…

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Chickens Eggs Health Issues

10 Reasons for Decline in Backyard Chicken Egg Production

September 22, 2012

The girls are now in the full swing on molting. Tilly molted first. Finally I am proud to say that both her tail feathers and her eggs have returned. She looked so funny while she waited for those tail feathers to grow back. Oyster Cracker, on the other hand, never seems to escape with a…

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Beekeeping Bees DIY Hive Maintainance

Placement of the Beehives

April 18, 2012

We rarely see honeybees in our gardens, only the large bumblebees. So as many of you know, I am starting out on my newest adventure, beekeeping. Finally the weather warmed up literally overnight and it was time this week to kick things into high gear. The bees are scheduled to come in May and I had so…

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Chickens Health Issues

You Might Have Mites on Your Backyard Chickens

June 23, 2011

The last few times when I have cleaned out the girls’ coop each week, I have discovered a couple of mites in the litter. I instantly got the heebee jeebees and thought that they were crawling all over me. Then I thought of the poor girls. How did they feel? In the little research that…

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Lentil and Kale Soup

Got Eggs? Bake It: Fresh Berry Clafoutis

Bake It: Tilly’s Tornado Cake

Tips for Keeping the Chicken Coop Tidy in Winter

Get Dirty: How to Plant a Window Box

Chickens as Organic Garden Helpers

A Leprechaun Garden

10 Reasons for Decline in Backyard Chicken Egg Production

Placement of the Beehives

You Might Have Mites on Your Backyard Chickens

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