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Archives for July 2015

First Cochin Chick

July 29, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

First Cochin Chick

Our first Cochin chick has hatched in the incubator, so far only one out of the five eggs have hatched, not a great hatch rate again.  Since there is only one so far I decided to try to have one of the Dorking hens adopt the chick, this is the first time that I am trying this.  The timing is right since the Dorking had been sitting on duck eggs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homesteading, Poultry Tagged With: adopt, chicken, Chicks, Homesteading

Hunting for Old Fence

July 23, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 2 Comments

Hunting for Old Fence

This morning Lori and I went out to our parents place to look for some old fence, specifically barbed wire fencing.  There are a lot of old fence lines on the property and the majority  have barbed wire somewhere in them.  I've had some requests for more dragonfly's and needed some more barbed wire to finish them. Want to make your own barbed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Family, Homesteading, Uncategorized Tagged With: art, fence, gifts, Homesteading

Around the Homestead

July 20, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 2 Comments

Around the Homestead

New and exciting things are happening on the homestead.  Last week was busy and we are still catching up from the few days that we were away (more on that in a future post). We have another set of eggs in the incubator, we are hoping for a better hatch rate this time around. Leighton finished the chicken tractor, it is awesome and already has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, Homesteading Tagged With: Chickens, ducklings, farm, garden, homestead

Best DIY Poultry Watering System

July 14, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 1 Comment

Best DIY Poultry Watering System

  This month Leighton has been working on the watering system in our chicken and duck run.  We are trying to make our system more self-sufficient and wanted to include rain water as the main source of water for this setup.  I am impressed with how it has turned out and how quickly the birds found it and started using it, it is the best … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Poultry Tagged With: Chickens, DIY, ducks, rain water, watering system

Garden Picture Update

July 8, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 4 Comments

Garden Picture Update

We finally have warm weather here and the garden has taken off.  We are pleased with how well our small vegetable beds are doing. The big garden still has drainage issues that will have to be worked out in the future.  There are puddles surrounding the garden and the soil is saturated with water.  Thankfully the vegetables are still growing, and … [Read more...]

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Weekend Projects

July 4, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Weekend Projects

Happy 4th of July to all of our American readers, we hope you are enjoying this beautiful day! We are busy this weekend working on getting some of our started projects done.  Leighton is working on both the chicken tractor and the watering system in the duck/chicken pen.  Here is a sneak peek of what he's been doing so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, Homesteading Tagged With: Chickens, farm, garden, Homesteading, weekend

DIY Barbed Wire Dragonfly

July 1, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 10 Comments

DIY Barbed Wire Dragonfly

  With all the rain we've been getting, I have been looking for projects to keep me busy and these rustic dragonfly's were both quick and easy to make.  Total time to make these was an hour for the large dragonfly and 1/2  hour for the smaller one, perfect for an afternoon project while A sleeps. If you have access to fields that use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Gardening Tagged With: barbed wire, DIY, dragonfly, garden decor, gardening

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Hello and welcome, I'm Lindsey, together with my husband and young children we are working to live a simpler and more sustainable life, one small step at a time. Join us as we start to live a more natural life, sharing tips and tricks along the way.

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