Chicken Coop Design We spent a lot of time trying to figure out the best design for building a chicken coop. We finally settled on a free plan we found online from E Fleming on YouTube. With plans downloadable from Flickr, it seemed like an easy plan to follow. Of course, the Hubby had to do…
Continue ReadingLeave it to the Hubby to fix the Garden! As I mentioned in my last post, Losing Hope, I thought the garden was a complete loss this year. The weeds were so out of control and the mosquitoes were unbearable….a vicious circle of too many mosquitoes to weed and then too many weeds helping the…
Continue ReadingLosing Hope…. I will be honest. This is hard. We knew the house would need work and the yard was overgrown and needed manicuring. We never thought about the things that would impede us. The biggest problem? As I’ve mentioned before… the mosquitoes! Everyone agrees it has been an especially bad year and other years will…
Continue ReadingTraining chickens to go back to the Coop The Coop is finally done, minus a little staining on some trim that was added. The run is complete too and filled with sand. The only thing left to figure out was the best technique for getting chickens into the coop at night! Turns out we didn’t…
Continue ReadingHouse Hunting on the Internet I know I’m not alone. Sitting at the computer searching online for houses. I tried Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow, and Redfin. I had so many saved searches and receives tons of alerts every time a house was listed. Every keyword combination I could think of I would try: estate, farmhouse, farmette,…
Continue ReadingLooking for a house with land Our house hunting lasted over a year. ….not just because we were picky, but every house we made an offer on had complications on the seller’s side. We wanted a house with land, but it also had to be in an area with good schools and not too far…
Continue ReadingA bittersweet goodbye to dear Mr. Maude Saturday we celebrated my father’s birthday with a Cajun fest….we made Shrimp cocktail, Cornbread, Crawfish Étouffée, Potato Salad, and Cajun Corn Maque Choux. Pralines and Pecan Pie for dessert of course. A little fishing in the pond in the afternoon and despite the temperatures in the mid 90’s,…
Continue ReadingThe weather was ideal all weekend! Finally, no rain and the mosquitoes were not bad at all!! It was such a pleasure to spend time outside. We built a temporary run for the chickens and my little ones cannot get enough of sitting in the run and giving the chickens treats. I also did a…
Continue ReadingWith temperatures in the 90s, the Coop was hot Time to let the chickens free range in the yard to get some more air. Since this is my first time with chickens, I never know what to expect. I have heard they love meal worms and sometimes red worms. I thought that if I had…
Continue ReadingTime to move up to the Outdoor Coop The new coop is finally ready and with the girls being over six weeks old, they were more than ready. The smell from the mudroom was starting to permeate into the house. The original brooder box was great, but very hard to keep dry around the waterer. …
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