Posted on March 6, 2019
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Our farm is currently not too terribly taxing when it comes to the amount of labor we have to invest to keep it running on a daily basis. During winter we don’t have any meat chickens out on pasture because there is no real… Continue Reading “A Break From the Farm”
Category: Farm LifeTags: Chicken coop, chickens, Farm, farm fresh eggs, Farm Life, Great Pyrenees, laying hens, learning as we grow, LGD, pasture raised, small scale farming, Small-scale Farm, vacation, vacation from the farm, vacay, winter, winter on the farm
Posted on January 17, 2019
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It’s been a while. How are you? Sorry we haven’t posted lately, but sometimes life gets a little busy with kids, jobs, side jobs, side-side jobs, and side-farm jobs. Since our last blog post we have pretty much finished up all of our major… Continue Reading “Pastured Poultry Update”
Category: Farm Life, FeaturedTags: Chicken coop, chickens, Cornish cross, farm blog, Farm Life, farming, hoop coop, learning as we grow, pasture raised, poultry, poultry farm, raising turkeys, small farm, small scale farming, Small-scale Farm, turkey, turkeys
Posted on April 24, 2018
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It finally feels like we’re turning the corner into Spring! Now that the weather is nice, everything seems to be moving at the speed of light. We have so many tasks on our farm to-do list that it doesn’t feel like we’re ever going… Continue Reading “Our Newest $300 Chicken Coop”
Category: Farm Life, How-TosTags: $300, budget farming, cattle panels, cheap, Chicken coop, chickens, coop, creative, Farm, hoop coop, how to build, how-to, laying hens, learning as we grow, on a dime, pallets, poultry, saving money farming
Posted on April 17, 2018
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Well, here in Kansas it seems we have set off some sort of eternal winter. We have had snow (albeit not much) the last three weekends….of April! Nonetheless, we have been moving forward with our plans here on the farm, even if Spring refuses… Continue Reading “April Farm Update”
Category: Farm LifeTags: asparagus, Chicken coop, chickens, cold, coop, Cornish cross, dogs, Farm, farm update, farming on a budget, Great Pyrenees, kids, LGD, new coop, pallets, poultry, puppies, small scale, small scale farming, Spring
Posted on February 26, 2018
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There’s no “right” way to build a chicken coop, but there are plenty of wrong ways. Trust us. When we first seriously considered getting chickens we had read a ton of reference material from the likes of Joel Salatin, Harvey Ussery, and Glenn Drowns.… Continue Reading “Choosing a Coop Design for your Farm”
Category: Farm Life, How-TosTags: a-frame coop, Building a chicken coops, Chicken coop, chicken tractor, chickens, coop designs, Eggs, Farm, farming, farming adventures, homestead, homesteading, hoop coop, LGD, poultry, Small-scale Farm