Our first hatched chick at The Sheep Shed. Why Have a Hen go Broody? Why would I want my hen to go broody? Here are 3 reasons to make a hen broody: Maybe you want to hatch eggs yourself – have momma hen sit on the eggs. That way you do not need to raise…
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Mental health is SO important. That is what this week was for us. LOVE yourself by giving the time to enjoy life beyond work.
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Broody hen week two, sheep shearing and tail docking, death by hawk, waxy spring leaves…. what else do we do but keep moving forward.
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Lesson of the Week: count your blessings, but always stay humble. I learned a HARD lesson this week. The past few weeks spring fever has hit, hard. I have been relishing in my syrup accomplishments, cleaning out and donating old clothes/shoes/toys, celebrating things left and right around the homestead. Now, I am not one of…
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The beginning of the week I was outside in a tank top getting the animals ready for summer, and today it is a blizzard. Welcome to MinneSNOWta. -__- Hooving the Sheep. We began our week contemplating shearing the sheep. The ewes get their tails docked in a few weeks and we need to shear them…
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Is there any week update that isn’t a hodge podge of information? Trying to get hens to go broody, to celebrating the colorful egg basket we are getting, to making strides on our sheep and drowning in maple syrup and cream cheese. This is one of those weeks you sit down and look at your…
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Balance. That is the true goal I have in life. Millennial mother of two looking to feed my family real food but also extremely aware of the fact that we live in a world of processed food. For my children to be raised knowing what processed and fast-food is and knowing what fresh and homemade…
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What another beautiful week! The kids spent the better part of each day outside. I did not drag my feet when it was time to do my farm chores, in fact I am getting antsy to get things rolling. I know better than to stick the plants in the dirt, we will have a few…
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