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Welcome Roscoe!

January 31, 2025 5 min to read

Meet Roscoe, our adorable new rescue puppy! This lovable Mastiff cross is settling into his forever home, and we can’t wait to share his journey. Follow along for heartwarming updates!

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Using Eggshells in the Garden

December 5, 2024 4 min to read

Discover the amazing benefits of using eggshells in your vegetable garden! Improve soil health, repel pests, and boost plant growth naturally.

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*Poof*

November 15, 2024 2 min to read

And just like that, she reappears! Time really gets away from me.  How is in the middle of November? I’m still trying to process that summer has come and gone! …

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Owl Creek Farm 2024 Chickens
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Avoiding cooked chicken in a heatwave

July 8, 2024 1 min to read

This heat is something else. I think almost everyone reading this is in a region affected by the current (mid-July 2024) heatwave, you all know what I mean. The farm …

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Rooster Number One

June 26, 2024 1 min to read

He’s not the “Number One” (best) rooster (that we know of, yet), just the first one to start crowing (err, sort of – you’ll know what I mean when you …

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Chickens & Potatoes

June 15, 2024 2 min to read

Last year, we were hot, dry, and smoky, and fires were everywhere. This year is a 180° difference with fun things, like near freezing temperatures 2 weeks after the last …

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Graduation

May 31, 2024 2 min to read

It’s a little milestone, but it still counts! The chicks have graduated to poultry grower feed, from the medicated poultry starter feed that they’ve eaten since we brought them home. …

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Chicken Waterers and Coop Hygiene

May 29, 2024 3 min to read

We learn the weirdest things when we start something new. What seems completely obvious in hindsight can be completely missed in the start up phase, while there’s other things that …

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They’re starting to look like chickens

May 20, 2024 1 min to read

It’s amazing how fast kids grow. All kids. But chicks, they almost literally change every time you look at them. The chicks are about 5 weeks old, we’ve had them …

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Exploring

May 9, 2024 0 min to read

The chicks are starting to explore and get used to all the sounds and sights in their new world. They still startle but don’t get quite so frantic when the …

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Freedom!

May 5, 2024 0 min to read

The chicks got to go “outside” for the first time today, and we also put together a roost for them!

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The first week with the chicks

May 4, 2024 1 min to read

This week we put together the chicken’s bucket feeder (still want a bucket waterer – soon!) and happily watched them start to use it. It’ll be much easier to fill …

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