A mother bear and two cubs wandered into my observation area last Saturday. Mom came into the yard to check out the different smells. The cubs stayed up on the hill. They certainly do look like a handful. When the sow figured out that I was [...]
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A Chicken Swap with Denver Urban Homesteading
On the first Saturday in June, L.J., Carl and I packed up eight of L.J.’s chickens and three of my rabbits and headed for Denver. Doesn’t sound right, does it? Heading to the city? With poultry? We went to Earthdog, in Denver, to attend the monthly chicken swap that is run by Denver Urban Homesteading. [...]
My boy, Willis McGillis
A short (very short) video of my boy William (a.k.a. Willis McGillis) tending to the chickens. Enjoy. Pax Domini Sit Semper Vobiscum, Mike, Oscar, Hotel…..out.
Beekeeping for Beginners
Well, we’ve done it. On Sunday, a few of us got together and started working on Jack’s (our hive host) bee hives. I have to say that it was an amazing experience and I really enjoyed it. There will be four families embarking on this cooperative. It is great to work along side folks that [...]
Call da po-po, Ma…..they got chickens!
The idea of covenant controlled communities drives me nuts. I didn’t grow up that way and upon moving to Colorado, I got a full dose of it. If you want to be a commie, move to frickin’ North Korea. If you own the land and don’t have a yard full of rabid roosters, you aren’t [...]
Chicken Breeds, by L.J.
The breeds of chickens I think I have: 2 Barred Rocks 2 Buff Orpingtons 4 California Whites 2 Rhode Island Reds 3 Brahmas 1 Ameraucana 1 Mystery chicken (could be Black Star or Australorp) The Barred Rocks are right in-between docile and aggressive in nature. I have two of them. One of them doesn’t [...]
Beekeeping
Today in the News: Check out our Etsy store. We’ve done a fair amount of business over the past month. I’ve lowered prices on everything in an effort to move some of our inventory. As you can see we’ve branched out on our items and now offer pieces that will appeal to both men and [...]
How I Became a Chicken Farmer, by L.J.
I’ve wanted chickens since my Uncle Mike bought six of them from a “Chicken swap”. When we found out two of the chickens were roosters, my aunt and I went to trade them in for two new ones. The lady felt so bad about us getting two roosters (apparently that’s rare at the chicken swap) [...]
Proper Etiquette for Road Kill Removal, by River Maggie
I’ve known River Maggie for almost ten years. I worked with her back in Maine and learned a lot about life from her. You must understand that she has salt and class, a rare find in a woman today. She knows art. She knows the dirt. She knows wine and she isn’t scared to skin [...]
When a Boy Mans Up
L.J. (remember him? My 12 year old nephew) has been talking about getting chickens for quite awhile now. He would come up with a plan, then something would go wrong and it wouldn’t happen. He didn’t really have a place to put a coop or a run at his house and frankly, with all [...]
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