When we bought our farm, I dreamed of having animals. I did months and months of research before I carefully selected the chickens we purchased and each step of the way, the process was exciting. But that excitement was nothing…
One year on the farm & 2020 Goals
It’s been one year since we moved into our farmhouse. One year since we waved goodbye to Illinois, the suburbs, city sewer lines and our friends and family there to start a new life here. One year since we started…
Chicken coop with run tour
We moved the girls and Mr. Basil into our Horizon Structures chicken coop a few weeks ago and so far, they are loving life out there. And, today I want to give you a chicken coop run tour! Due to…
DIY Chicken Feeders From PVC
As soon as our offer was accepted on the farmhouse last fall, I started researching chickens. In doing so, I kept coming across a lot of negative things that might come along with the chickens – chicken poop, bugs, rats,…
Walk-in chicken coop tour
Okay, the time has come for my baby girls to move out of the house and into their gorgeous chicken coop from Horizon structures. Our 12 little chicks have grown up so fast into chirpy teenagers and I’m ready for…
Farm kids and chickens
A year ago, I would have never imagined we would spend afternoons after school outside with our chickens. I cannot impress enough how ridiculous the idea would have sounded to me just 12 short months ago. Yet here we are….
The first things we learned raising baby chicks
“Who has chickens for pets!?!?” I excitedly said that to my daughter this weekend and she gave me a sheepish smile. The truth is, lots of people have chickens as pets. But, none of her friends have them as pets…
Breeds for our first baby chicks
The chickens are coming! The chickens are coming! Last Friday we finally ordered our baby chicks from mypetchicken.com and I couldn’t be more excited! I had been planning on ordering them for weeks, but what I didn’t realize is that…
Outdoor projects wish list
When we bought this place, we knew that the first year we would want to really concentrate on making the outdoor area the exact way we wanted it to be. But what exactly does that mean? I’m not even sure…
