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Chicken Recovery
I know so many of our blog-readers have been in emotional shambles ever since two posts ago, when I reported that we were missing an Easter Egger. To those readers, I offer my sincerest (though not really all that sincere) … Continue reading
Foodonomics
Some thoughts (sprinkled with theology and home-grown photos). I. Food: The Foundation of All Economics These are the things I will argue: A) Food is the foundation of human society. B) A vibrant economy in any people group comes only … Continue reading
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Difficult Days: Laments and Lessons On the Farm
The difference between dreams and reality is…well…reality. One often imagines things will work out a certain way, imagines all the fine details about how such things will work out, invents grand plans based on the success of such imaginings. Then, … Continue reading
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Easter Egger Chicks
Color. That’s we we’re looking for. Also, more chickens. We have lost a handful of our early birds to some predatory scoundrel, we think. Nate found a mess of feathers in the yard a while back, and a few weeks … Continue reading
Snakes on a coop
Recently, we hadn’t been getting as many eggs as we thought we should be. Today, while checking up on the animals, I found something interesting in the chicken coop. It explained to me where our eggs had gone. View….
Chicken Slaughter
We had some friends give us 10 Cornish Cross chickens that an elementary school class had raised from eggs but could no longer guide in their quest to return to the dirt. We were able to help the chickens get … Continue reading
