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Meet ‘Momma’

January 27, 2017 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Meet ‘Momma’

Chickens are said to be the gateway animal into the farming/homesteading lifestyle.  We started with ducks, but chickens weren't far behind.  Once you have them, it's hard to imagine life without them. Momma is definitely the matriarch of our flock, she's the boss and everyone knows it. I wanted to shine the spotlight on Momma because of her age, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homesteading, Poultry Tagged With: Chickens, Chicks, eggs, Homesteading, poultry

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

The Missing Hen & Simplifying

June 29, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 2 Comments

The Missing Hen & Simplifying

A few weeks ago I mentioned that we were missing one of our Dorking hens, and how I thought she was sitting on a nest somewhere.  Well this morning I was moving some extra lumber around at the back of the coop, and I saw some tail feathers sticking out. There she is sitting on a nest.  We should have chicks in the next few weeks, not exactly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Poultry Tagged With: Chickens, Chicks, hen, mornings, routine

Ducks in the Bathtub

June 21, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 8 Comments

Ducks in the Bathtub

This week has been busy and I haven't had a chance to write as much as I'd like, but life has been happening. We have been busy with commitments off the homestead, so our garden is in desperate need of some weeding, I hope to get to it this week.  Everything is coming up well and we have spinach, chard, radishes and herbs ready to eat. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homesteading, Poultry Tagged With: Chickens, Chicks, ducks, farm, Homesteading, life, projects

Mean Mother Hen

May 31, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Mean Mother Hen

As of yesterday, one of our Dorking hens has decided to abandon her chicks.  Her chicks aren't day old's that will not survive without her, they are more than a few weeks old.  We have seen that they have slowly been wandering farther and farther from her during the day.  It was still shocking to see yesterday that she wanted nothing to do with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homesteading, Poultry Tagged With: chicken coop, Chickens, Chicks, farm, Homesteading, mean mom

They Are Here!

April 27, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 3 Comments

They Are Here!

Obviously I don't know how to count.  I was expecting these beauties later this week, but I went out yesterday evening to close the coop door and there they were.  Momma is doing a great job of keeping everyone together and everyone else away, but I moved them to the small box until I can get the big one set up sometime today.  So far there are 5 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Poultry Tagged With: Chickens, Chicks, hatch, spring

Life this Week

April 25, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 2 Comments

Life this Week

It has been a pretty BLAH week here weather wise.  It has been cold and rainy with some snow flurries thrown in.  Not a lot has been done in the garden this week, because of all the rain it is still flooded. My seeds have started sprouting, Yay!  I was a bit worried with the cold temperatures and snow in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Poultry, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicks, garden, weather, weekend

Chicks!

April 15, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 1 Comment

Chicks!

With the beautiful weather we have been busy outside.  I've gotten some of the fence that needed to be moved done, some of my plants started.  It's still wet in the garden, so I can't get into it yet, hopefully next week. Today I went with my sister on a little road trip to go pick up some chicks.  Lori has gotten four more chicks to add to her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicks, game meat, supper

Letting Broody Hens Sit – A Guide to Hatching Chicks

April 9, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 7 Comments

Letting Broody Hens Sit – A Guide to Hatching Chicks

Every spring we let some of our hens sit.  This year I only have one hen that has gone broody.  That's fine as I need the other's to keep laying for the table. We do not have an incubator and have always used the 'old fashioned' way to hatch out both chicks and ducklings. To encourage at least one hen to go broody we will watch for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Poultry Tagged With: Brooding, Broody Hens, Chickens, Chicks, Homesteading, spring

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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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