Wow, I just took a look at our blog and it’s been 5 years since our last post. There definitely has been a lot happening since that time. We had all the intention of creating and keeping this blog going over the years but then kids happened. Our oldest is 5 years old and we […]
Working the night away
We pick up the goats this weekend so I’m maximizing the amount of time I’m putting into the goat shed to finish it in time. The only way to do that is to get the work lights set up. It’s warmer lately, but the sun still goes down so early. A genny and a work […]
A Few of the more Fun Projects this week
This week I was pretty beat up from moving concrete and digging holes. My mother-in-law helped with the concrete, and Ashley did what she could but being pregnant kept her from helping with any lifting. So most of the week I spent looking for a few lighter duty projects. I still needed to keep up […]
Goat Shed and Paddock Progress
This last weekend was very tiring. I’m actually writing this almost a week later and back dating this post because I wore myself out so much. It all started with purchasing 40 bags of concrete. This amounted to just over 3,000 pounds of concrete. That I had to lift off the trailer and then of […]
Breakfast this morning was homegrown
I’ve been waiting some time now to see if our chickens were ever going to start laying. They are just over 5 months old now, but I figured with the cold weather and decreased sunlight, they came to age in the time they would normally be molting. So I knew it would be a little […]
Clearing the Property and a New Road
We have 10 acres around our little homestead, but we’ve had a hard time getting it cleared and getting access to the entire place. We fixed it this weekend. We completely brush hogged the entire property, we left all the trees and any saplings. And we also have a ravine in the back that cuts […]
Adding a Carport
On our little homestead we have this really great barn and we are slowly adding lots of equipment that we need to take care of our growing farm. The problem I’m having right now is that our barn is filled up with a tractor, lawn mower, and just generally packed in there. Initially the roof […]
A new Golf Cart
So over the last few months we keep adding more and more around our homestead. We have aquaponics over there, a barn over here, chickens and goats going down there. I even set up a deer feeder on the very back of the property for bringing in some deer for hunting season. I’ve discovered that […]
Moving The Chicken Coop
As you may know from my previous article: Can’t Fight the Clipboard I had to move the chicken coop because I built it too close to the diesel pipeline that I just found out rolls through the back of our property. The joys of homesteading. There is always a surprise around the corner. Moving the chicken […]
Can’t fight the clipboard
Well I was sitting at home one day and I heard my driveway alarm suddenly go off. I get up and take a look of course. And I see a white truck driving past the house and into the back of the property. This is a concern of course. Who is just making themselves at […]