Category Archives: Chickens

Baby Brussel Sprout Omelet with Salsa

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Looking for a way to use up those tiny baby Brussel Sprouts? This filling tasty breakfast or supper omelet will hit the spot! Baby Brussel Sprout Omelet with Salsa Recipe This is a very simple recipe that makes a tasty … Continue reading →

High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening : Overcoming Soil Challanges.

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening: Overcoming Soil Challenges Guest Post by WillowCreakFarm Part 3 of 5 This is the third post in our High-Altitude Cold-Climate Gardening series. You can read the other two by clicking the links below: Introduction Overcoming the Terrain … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Garden | Tagged Cold Climate Gardening, Gardening, Gardening in a northern climate, Gardening in a short season under 80 days, Homesteading, Making Compost, Raised beds in the homastead gardens, Willowcreekfarm | 4 Comments

Chick Care 101

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Ideally, if you already have chickens you are going to let your broody hen do all this work for you. You can help pick the eggs she is sitting on but its just so much easier to let the … Continue reading →

Posted in 31 Day Self Reliance Challange, Chickens | Tagged Chickens, Chores, Farm Fresh Eggs, Farm Life, manure, Raising newborn chicks, Tips for raising chicks | 4 Comments

Feeding Back your Egg Shells to your Hens

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

The Hens are laying like mad at the moment. It feels like spring with the glut of older and pullet eggs coming in the house at the moment.. We are getting between 7 to 8 dozen a week at … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, frugal | Tagged drying egg shells, egg shells, Feeding Back your Baked crushed Eggshells to the Chickens | 8 Comments

How to Keep your Chickens Laying in Winter!

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

How keep a a steady supply of winter eggs on the homestead? I have gotten a few questions from local newer folks that are asking, how do I get my hens to keep or start laying eggs. This is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Critters | Tagged chicken tips, Chickens, Egg laying tips for winter, Eggs in winter, homesteading with chickens, How to keep getting winter eggs, Keeping your hens laying in winter | 16 Comments

What do you do with those extra roosters?

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

We all know that when we let our hens sit or we buy straight run chicks, we are going to get roosters and extra roosters are a very bad thing in a flock.. the boys will start fighting. Injuries between … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens | Tagged Butchering on the homestead, Butchering on the homstead, Butchering out young roosters | Leave a comment

3 Ways to Recycle your Egg Shells

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

This lovely sight greeted me this morning, Dear Hubby had washed the eggs and he had color coded them. Just adorable to find this waiting for me when I got up 🙂 With the flush of eggs that comes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, frugal, gardens | Tagged drying egg shells, egg shell garden uses, egg shells, egg shells in compost, frugal use for egg shells, Recycling egg shells, Using all the egg | 9 Comments

Chickens are useful for cleaning up compost piles

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

This is the keep back hatching clutch of mixed eggs from this spring and a fine group they are, could not be more pleased with them. The purebreds are in their own group at this time and one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Life moves on daily | Tagged Chickens, raising hens to lay in winter | 3 Comments

Growing Feathers! The Chicks are no longer fluffy!

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Dear momma pointed out that I had not taken any new photos of the chicks in a while an she is right.. They are growing well, doing great, active and bright eyed, clean legs and feathers are coming in. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens | Tagged chickens in the backyard, Chicks on the homestead, Feathering out, Growing chicks, Raising chicks | 1 Comment

Hatch 1-The final round up.

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

In a tote with wire topper and a heat lamp over it (they will move to the bigger tote with the in-floor heating in a few days) sits 17 chicks. This result breaks down in a few ways and we are … Continue reading →