Keeping the Coop Fresh Naturally
Imagine that you live in a small one room apartment without indoor plumbing. Living with you are your closest friends. You dine together in this …
A Healthy Fall Treat for our Hens – Pumpkin Oatmeal
Fall is here. Our landscape is becoming more colorful every day. The foliage has been just glorious this year, the most beautiful I have seen …
Happy Independence Day
I grew up celebrating Independence Day with sparklers and barbecue. We lived in Kansas and didn’t really need the guise of a holiday as an …
Helping our Hens Stay Cool in the Summer Heat
Here in New England, we spend more of our calendar days with frigid temperatures than intense heat. Yet, we can count on several days above …
Jewel Toned Easter Eggs
Every holiday has its own unique food traditions. Easter has many. Creating brightly colored eggs would be near the top of the list. For a …
Henhouse Morning Mix
From the moment that our first day old chicks arrived here at 1840 Farm, I was hooked on chicken keeping. We built their coop by …
New Post: A Lesson Learned from Hurricane Irene
Read my new post on the Community Chickens forum from the publishers of Mother Earth News and Grit Magazine: A Lesson Learned from Hurricane Irene
And Then There Were Seven
I’ve had a wide variety of duties here at 1840 Farm. I’ve been a wife, mother, cook, housekeeper, handyman, appliance repairman, etc. Luckily, I’ve never had to be an undertaker. Well, until a few days ago.
A Chick, Chick Here
It was a typical Tuesday morning at 1840 Farm. I was 90 minutes into a tomato soup canning session when the phone rang. When I picked …
Which came first-the chickens or the coop?
I am on a mission. 1840 Farm will have a flock of chickens in residence before winter comes calling. No, this didn’t happen because of …
