Recent content by Moorwitch

New to homesteading, but loving it. We have an acre, but we are putting it to good use. We have chickens, goats, ducks, rabbits, and a pig. Come spring, we will start working on the garden. We have not even been here a year, and I am planning on planting some fruit trees. I can what I can...

I have traced my side and my SO's side. Mine, I have raced back to 1100's England on my maternal grandmother's side. Her family going back, came over and started Reynolds and Reynolds tobacco company. On my maternal grandfather, I have traced back to 1300's Germany. On my paternal grandmother, I...

Ok, here goes. I am Mickey's wife. I am the one doing the training. I am having a hard time with it, as what I say, he undoes! LOL Not all the time, but some of it. I am using "leave it" as her drop/stop words. I want to get that down before I start anything else. I do walk her around the yard...

I am new to raising chickens, but not new to them. LOL My family on both sides have raised chickens for years. But it has been a while since I have been around them, so I consider myself new to them. LOL We have 17 chickens and 4 guinea's. We have Barred Rock and Astralorps. We wanted some that...