It has been awhile since my last post. Life definitely always throws you curveballs. Nevertheless, homesteading is still prominently in my life no matter what enters. Since the last thing I posted was my chickens, I’ll start with them. My first batch of hatching did not work. I watched them grow in the egg until the end and NOTHING hatched. It was heartbreaking. I gave them an extra week and decided to crack some open. Sure enough I grew them. The only thing I can think of why they didn’t hatch was the humidity in the incubator. So, next batch is in and constantly monitoring. I’m four days in ..read more

So while my chicks are growing, roughly six or seven just waiting to come into this world, I decided to start the next project: gardening. So this greenhouse sat sadly in the box since my last birthday. My birthday is in April I know that sounds terrible, but better now than ever. So I sat, building this starter greenhouse, and developing a plan as to what fruit and vegetables I will want to grow. The ultimate plan is to grow and can. So my greenhouse will serve as the seed starter until I can transpose into the ground when it is warmer. Planning a garden is as complex as anything else. Cert ..read more

As Spring is around the corner, all I keep thinking about are all the projects I want to start and see flourish. I see the vision of them as they start and the excitement deepens. My first project, on my life long journey of homesteading, was chickens. Their coop is almost complete with the exception of an easier way to clean the inside. They are laying a bunch of eggs to the point I can now sell and bring on the hatchingggggg. I never got the chance to hatch in grade school. Super jealous of those that did and every time I see a classroom have them, it just warms my heart. So here I am couple ..read more

Ever clip actual chicken wings before? Yeah me either. So I found myself in quite a predicament: keep losing chickens or putting my big girl pants on clipping some wings. I think you can guess what I chose….. correct keep losing chickens. Clearly, I am joking. I read numerous articles and watched YouTube videos on how best to clip wings. Some people do it at night versus first thing in the morning. Some clip one wing while others clip both. Some have helpers and some do it on their own. So here I am trying to figure out the best thing for me and I can tell you this: there is no right or wrong ..read more

As I start my journey down the homestead path, I first have to reminisce on how this eye-opening lifestyle came to be in my life. Who would have thought, a simple conversation and a slight making fun of preppers would lead me to where I am in life. Some might be asking what is homesteading? Obviously a definition of it is out there, but really it’s what you make of it regardless of how much land you have. I believe it’s about making steps to reduce your footprint as much as you can. Developing and teaching skills that seems like are slowing down due to our new world of technology. Connecting ..read more

It has been awhile since my last post. Life definitely always throws you curveballs. Nevertheless, homesteading is still prominently in my life no matter what enters. Since the last thing I posted was my chickens, I’ll start with them. My first batch of hatching did not work. I watched them grow in the egg until the end and NOTHING hatched. It was heartbreaking. I gave them an extra week and decided to crack some open. Sure enough I grew them. The only thing I can think of why they didn’t hatch was the humidity in the incubator. So, next batch is in and constantly monitoring. I’m four day ..read more

As I start my journey down the homestead path, I first have to reminisce on how this eye-opening lifestyle came to be in my life. Who would have thought, a simple conversation and a slight making fun of preppers would lead me to where I am in life. Some might be asking what is homesteading? Obviously a definition of it is out there, but really it’s what you make of it regardless of how much land you have. I believe it’s about making steps to reduce your footprint as much as you can. Developing and teaching skills that seems like are slowing down due to our new world of technology. Connect ..read more