Our giant sandbox

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We built a giant sandbox today for the girls. More pictures and details are here.

I’ve started watching a friend’s son two days a week and the situation is pretty ideal. They live close, her schedule is flexible, and the little boy is just the sweetest, mellowest little [...]

Baby chicks!

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Back in September, we had one of our hens go broody. I tried a few times to stop her but she was very insistent, so eventually I gave in and put a few eggs under her. I had read on Backyard Chickens that with a mother hen, chicks should be fine even at this [...]

Starting small

I’m considering splitting my blog into two parts. One for parenting, family, life learning, etc., and the other for homesteading. People interested in one aren’t necessarily interested in the other. It’s a tough call though, since homesteading is a big part of life learning for us. It is possible to subscribe to just one [...]

Chicks

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We went to a poultry swap today. We didn’t have anything ready for chicks yet, so I’d told Kris I wouldn’t get anything unless there were Silkie chicks, or maybe ducks. There were neither at the swap, but we came home with chicks anyway. We got two Lavender Orpingtons (I love the colour and [...]

Chickens!

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Getting chickens is one of the first things I looked into. I decided I wanted Rhode Island Reds and Ameraucanas, and happened to find a nearby breeder who not only has both those breeds, but is also extremely helpful. Her Ameraucanas are bred for colour and eggs, rather than for exhibition [...]

“All children behave as well as they are treated.”
~ Jan Hunt

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