Tag Archives: chickens

First Harvest

Posted on April 25, 2021 by RT

This has been another not-very-productive weekend. I had dental surgery on Friday and was just not up to doing much of anything. I did, however, wander through the garden to check how much frost damage we had from the below … Continue reading →

Posted in Provident Living, Self-Reliance | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bath Time for the Chickens

Posted on April 11, 2021 by RT

We got a lot of things done around here this weekend. One of the Legbars had a dirty bum so, now that it’s warmer outside, we gave her a bath. Yep, I mean a tub, warm water, soap … and … Continue reading →

Posted in Provident Living, Self-Reliance | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Chicken Saddles

Posted on March 20, 2021 by RT

Road Runner, the nice rooster we kept, has been riding the hens too hard so we got them some chicken saddles. See how he’s tearing up their backs and shredding their feathers? The answer to that was to get the … Continue reading →

Posted in Provident Living, Self-Reliance | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Chickens Down the Road

Posted on March 10, 2021 by RT

A few weeks ago, the neighbors down the road started letting their chickens free range during the day. Well, actually, they might have started before that, so maybe I should say that’s when the chickens decided to leave their yard. … Continue reading →

Posted in Self-Reliance | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Leaving the Past in the Past

Posted on February 28, 2021 by RT

With the nasty weather continuing, I decided to do a little housekeeping. Not in the house: that would be too ambitious. No, I tidied the blog. This blog originated in 2011, right before I moved to North Carolina. Over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Provident Living, Self-Reliance | Tagged , | Leave a comment