Sharing our restoration journey of an 1890's homestead in the PNW!
A week ago the chicks finally made the big move to The Great Outdoors! It was pretty exciting (and equally scary, we hear lots of coyotes out here - not to mention the bald eagles and hawks that fly over!) The first couple nights I was pretty nervous. But they have done beautifully, we just… Continue reading The Great Outdoors!
We've officially had the girls for one month! They're still currently in the brooder in the joint living space, and looking a little bit short on space. They are getting noisier and crazier, and they seem to get in little disagreements that cause a ruckus and a flurry of feathers - well - fluffs, the… Continue reading One Month
The great thing about being back in school is being back on the school schedule. You get more holidays - plus random days off for "faculty days" and such. And you get BREAKS. It's pretty awesome. This week was Spring Break and I got a whole week off! Only 5 more quarters to go!! This… Continue reading Spring Break!
So this weekend we didn't get to make too much progress again. It's not as much fun when we don't get to see as much change over a weekend. But we do have a log cabin restoration specialist scheduled to come out and meet with us on Wednesday morning. I'm excited to hear what he… Continue reading Weekend Ten
From the above blurry image, it's easy to tell these chicks are getting difficult to catch on camera while all six are sitting still! It's hard to believe we've already had this little chicks for 3 whole weeks today. But after seeing some baby chicks at the farm store this weekend, it's even harder to… Continue reading 3 Weeks Old
So week two with the chicks included a couple of little scares for this brand new first time chick mama. We've been trying hard to keep handling the chicks as I've been told that it makes them friendlier adult chickens (and personally, I would like to have friendly chickens!). Before we get into that, here's… Continue reading Week Two with the Chicks
(Fair warning: it was a slow weekend in terms of work done and progress made on the Cabin) This weekend we didn't do a whole lot of work to the Cabin. Really, we spent a little time cleaning up the piles from the previous weekends and ended up spending more time mountain biking (and there… Continue reading Weekend Nine
Today marks one week with the chicks, and they're all still with us! Hurray! The first night I could barely sleep because I was so worried they might not make it through the night. Being a rookie at caring for chicks it felt like the weight of the world was on my shoulders those first… Continue reading Week One Done
Addition Take Down: Part Two! Would you believe it if I told you it snowed twice more this week?! Neither would I. But it did. Weird. There's still snow in places where the sun doesn't shine much, but it's melting! This weekend we worked hard to get the remainder of the addition removed so that… Continue reading Weekend Eight
When we decided that we were going to get a property with my In-Laws, it went like this: my idea was a farm with every kind of animal imaginable and a beautiful home and little kids running around with grandma and grandpa a quick walk down (or up) the driveway. I'm pretty sure my Mother-in-Law's… Continue reading Chicks!
The Homestead Journey 