Hatching Monarch butterflies is something I’ve wanted to do for several years. These beautiful wonders of nature are currently listed on the endangered species list by the Center for Biological Diversity. They could use a little help. There are always Monarch butterflies dancing around in my victory garden. Every day I see anywhere from 2 to 4 of them flittering from flower to flower. Its fun to watch them engaging in a game of ... Read the Post...
Baby Chicks – The Diary of A Chicken Mama
The first time we raised chickens, acquiring them was easy! In fact, we weren’t even looking for chickens. Our son Mel’s Kindergarten teacher called me up one day and said the class had hatched a dozen chicken eggs and she was calling the families to see if anyone wanted any baby chicks. It was that easy. Chicken Mania Fast forward to 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic. As I mentioned in my initial Diary of A Chicken Mama post, when we were ... Read the Post...
Farmhouse Chicken Coop Plans
Designing my Farmhouse Chicken Coop plans was a fun quarantine project for me. When I set out to design our coop, I knew there were a lot of things I wanted to do differently than we had before. For starters, I wanted it to be cute! As I said before in my previous post Building A Better Chicken Coop, we didn’t know what we were doing the first time around and ended up loosing a hen to a predator. I did a lot of research on chicken ... Read the Post...
Egg Foo Young – One of Our Favorite Egg Recipes
Raising backyard chickens has peeked in popularity recently. Quarentine times have brought out the inner homesteader in many people. Chickens are a great addition to any household. Besides providing hours of entertainment, they also provide eggs! Egg Foo Young is one of our favorite egg recipes and a great way to use all those fresh eggs you'll now be collecting. Not raising chickens? That's ok! Pick up a dozen at the store and try out this ... Read the Post...