There’s a lot of ideas floating around out there about nesting boxes. But, what is right for your chickens? and for you? Basic Requirements for Nesting Boxes The basic size of nesting boxes for chickens should be 12in x12 in x 12in. This provides enough room for a hen to comfortably enter and move around….
Choosing the Best Batting for Your Quilt
When it comes to quilt batting, there are several different types to choose from, each offering unique characteristics and each offering a different applications. Don’t get overwhelmed! We spend a lot of time creating our quilts – here’s the skinny on different types of batting to help you decide which to use in your next…
Keep your chickens safe: The best fencing strategy!!
Predators The first thing and most important thing you have to remember when you have chickens is that: Everything loves chicken. Dogs, birds of prey, foxes, skunks, raccoons….if it eats meat it will eat your chickens when given the opportunity. Can you blame them? Chicken is pretty tasty: BBQ chicken, rotisserie chicken, baked chicken, fried…
It’s Harvest Season – but wait!!!!!
Here’s to a bountiful harvest and reaping the rewards of a whole season’s worth of nurturing our gardens! Fall is, also, the time to figure out what to plant in the fall and for spring. Plants to consider planting in the fall However, it’s also time to think about what to plant for the cooler…
5500 Quilt Block Designs – The Best Quilter’s Resource
We have gone over the basic tools that Quilters use and even how to start quilting. Eventually, you will get to a point in your quilting journey where you would like to branch out and create your own designs. My most favorite resource for my Quilt Designs (other than pencils and graph paper) is a…
New Raised Garden Beds
When you live out on the prairie in Colorado, you have to be able to plant like you are in the desert. The goal is to increase the moisture retention in the soil. We have a lot of sand out here – a LOT of sand. Sand not only is nutrient poor but also is…
Pick One Thing.
Seriously, pick one thing. Do you want to lose weight? Do you want to be healthier? How about feeling better? Pick. One. Thing. Break that one goal down into steps and focus on those individual steps — and if those steps are too big then break it down even farther. If you want to lose…
2022 Kids are Here!
The 2022 kidding season has come to a close on our small, little homestead and we are happy to announce the birth of 5 new babies! Baby goats are so much fun to watch run around and to hear their cute little baa-ing. So, without much ado – meet our sweet little babies born recently…
How to Begin Living a Healthier Life
Being healthy isn’t all sunshine and roses for some of us. It’s not a walk in the park – especially, if you are dealing with decades worth of bad habits. However, it is possible for all of us! We only need to decide that we want that healthier life. Make the decision that this is…
My Journey to a Healthier Lifestyle
The Struggle that Changed My Life 12 years ago I got sick and was faced with making a drastic change to my lifestyle. I didn’t look sick and I could semi-function with pain medications; but any amount of activity caused me stabbing pain in my chest. Seriously. Hot-Poker-Through-The-Chest-type of pain. It was so bad that…