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Redfin Article Feature About Chickens

Katie — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 03:29:13 +0000

Check out the recent Redfin article we were featured in: Have you ever dreamed of stepping outside in the morning, collecting fresh eggs, and being greeted by a flock of happy, clucking chickens? The benefits of having chickens go way beyond just a steady supply of eggs. Whether you’re a seasoned homesteader in Clarksville, TN, […]

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50+ Ways To Use Wood Ash

Katie — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:13:47 +0000

Burning wood for heat means we end up with quite a bit of wood ash. I have a few go to’s for using it around the homestead but I recently decided to research what else I could use it for. Turns out wood ash is amazingly useful! So, whether it comes from a bonfire or […]

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Rookie Mistakes We Made As Beginning Homesteaders

Katie — Thu, 18 May 2017 19:00:03 +0000

I’ll be the first to admit that when we first started our homesteading journey, we made a lot of rookie mistakes. We spent too much on things we didn’t need. Then we turned around and didn’t buy things we really should have. We skipped around when adding animals, buildings, and tools. That is, until we […]

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When A Hen Is A Rooster Is A Hen

Katie — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:42:28 +0000

When we started our flock of chickens we had 35, we currently have 8. Alaska is harsh, our dog, Link, is harsher. We had seven hens, two adult roosters, and one baby rooster until recently, when our adult roosters “The Bobs” disappeared. I mean no trace, just gone. I have no idea what took them, but […]

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The Great Chicken Massacre

Katie — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 21:53:04 +0000

Unfortunately, we arrived home from visiting friends yesterday to find proof of a chicken massacre all over camp. And we knew exactly who the culprit was… Have you ever come home to your dog and known he did something wrong while you were gone? They get that look and watch you until you figure out […]

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Building A Chicken Coop For (Almost) Free

Katie — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 06:39:58 +0000

Today we finished our 3′ x 5′ chicken coop (yay!) and were able to move our thirty-two chicks out of the green house. I know a 3′ X 5′ seems a little small for thirty-two chickens, but they are all under a month old right now and have plenty of space. And fifteen of them […]

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4 Wheeler Appreciation

Katie — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 08:30:06 +0000

So the last few weeks have been unreasonably hard. Our 4-wheeler’s drive shaft broke, and while we were driving on the beach too! We pushed it as close to the cliff face as possible and trekked the 5 miles back home. Kyle then went back at the next low tide and managed to get it […]

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How To Raise Chicks Without Electricity

Katie — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:52:31 +0000

.I love chickens, I always have ever since raising my first batch of chicks as an FFA project in high school. So when Kyle and I moved off the grid, chickens were a must on my list, both for meat and eggs. However, raising chicks without electricity comes with quite a few challenges, so here […]

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