Ducks in the Garden
It’s high time for an update on those wacky ducks on our homestead! It has been a few months since […]
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backyard livestock, ducks, top-backyard-livestock
Broody Duck
It turns out that wishing for a new baby is contagious on the homestead! Our runner duck Ramona has caught
Get Busy!
The growing season is not too far around the corner! Witch hazel is already blooming and my flowering quince buds
The New Duck Coop
Construction is complete! The runner ducks have a new, permanent home here on our little homestead. It should be a
Holiday Prep
The holidays this year are something we are admiring from a distance, rather than actively getting into the spirit of.
Duck Coop Construction
The ducks are getting a new, permanent home – slowly but surely. Last week we did some deconstruction and site
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backyard livestock, ducks, projects
Out With the Old
How many coops have I built now? Ah, best not to keep track. I honestly forgot that we had a
Portland, I’m Home!
Whose idea was it to move from Eugene to Portland while I am seven months pregnant? Oh, right… it was
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backyard livestock, chickens, ducks, green living, home
Raking Is Not Homework
“I can resist anything but temptation.” -Oscar Wilde This became the theme of my weekend, for better or worse. I
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backyard livestock, design, ducks, garden, winter vegetables
Molting Chickens
The chickens are looking a bit shaggy and disheveled, which means it’s that time of year: molting time. Molting is