Farm Life – Page 2 – Kick Ass or Die

New Additions: Summer 2016

July 17, 2016 15 Comments

Back in January I had a premonition that I might be new additions of some kind to the farm… Yeah. I even put it on

That Damned Vegetable Garden

June 13, 2016 26 Comments

Of all the things I talked about working on over my “break” a couple of weeks ago, the vegetable garden was noticeably absent. Or, as I’ve

Farm Adventures: An Update

May 19, 2016 31 Comments

A few weeks ago I mentioned that things were about to get real exciting on the farm… One of those exciting things was that I

2014 Lessons Learned: Farm Edition

January 28, 2015 19 Comments

I know we’re at the tail end of January already, but I’m still just kind of easing myself in to the new year. I’ve got

Life With Birds

December 8, 2014 10 Comments

When I first thought about bringing chickens to the farm… well…there wasn’t much thought, actually. I happened to be at Tractor Supply, and there happened

Chickens & Colors

October 21, 2014 6 Comments

Fall is by far my favorite season, but it also means a lot of my favorite things are ending for the year–no more fresh veggies

DIY Arch-Nemisis: Barn Window Edition

October 7, 2014 16 Comments

There’s nothing like a short “vacation” from my day-job to remind me just how many bruises, scrapes, scratches, splinters, and puncture wounds that a person

Now With 50% More Nuggets!

September 14, 2014 21 Comments

People say that having chickens is a slippery slope. Like you get “just a couple chickens” and then one day you’re going to lose your

With a Little Help From My… No.

August 3, 2014 21 Comments

Here’s a thing you might not know about farm animals… they love to help. Seriously. Well, technically they love treats, but when you’re a chicken

Around the Farm: Wildlife Invasion

July 11, 2014 10 Comments

Most of the time I like to hole up on the farm like a hermit in all of the hours that I’m not at my

Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings

June 9, 2014 13 Comments

I suspect it comes as no surprise to anyone when I say that I’m a little Jekyll-and-Hyde-ish. (Often leaning heavily towards Hyde.) Let me just

Gains & Losses

June 3, 2014 13 Comments

I went in to my “vacation” week just barely holding on to all of the details of my life … all of the details– sleep,

A Week of Farm Work

May 26, 2014 25 Comments

I’m on “vacation” from my day-job this week, which, naturally, means I have a list of projects to tackle on the farm that even my

Around The Farm: Out & About

May 22, 2014 13 Comments

Through all of the snow, and plowing, and shoveling, and the general freezing-off of our collective ass this Winter, everyone on the farm dreamed of

The Merging of the Nuggets

May 2, 2014 8 Comments

It turns out there are a lot of theories on when to move young chickens in to an established flock. Some say you’ll know when

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