Adventures in Hatching Eggs: Pt. 4

chart from Enchanted Learning All along, as we waited to see if we were going to have chicks, I had been checking chick growth charts to see what was (supposedly) going on inside those eggs.  It was day 20, and I really had no idea if any of the eggs even had chickens...

Compost-Along: Week 6

As you may have suspected by now, your task this week is again to TURN your compost. Add water as needed to the dry spots.  Remember: “wrung-out sponge.” It’s very hot here now, so I will only turn very early in the morning or after the sun has gone...

Adventures in Hatching Eggs: Part 3

  When last we left Idee, on day 16, she was running around the coop, off her eggs. The other hens were trying to get her goose, but she was holding her own. I was in a state, searching the chicken forums for what to do.  Should I put her in the dog crate with...

Adventures in Hatching Eggs: Pt. 3

Brownie When last we left Idee, on day 16, she was running around the coop, off her eggs. The other hens were trying to get her goose, but she was holding her own. I was in a state, searching the chicken forums for what to do.  Should I put her in the dog crate with...

Compost-Along: Week 4

To catch everyone up, so far we’ve made decisions about our bins and compostable materials, assembled the bins and materials, and layered our materials in our bins.  We’ve made sure every layer was well-moistened and tried our best to achieve a good...