Traditional Homestead Quick Tip: Fast Wound Care for Chickens

Traditional Homestead Quick Tip: Fast Wound Care for Chickens

Welcome to today’s Traditional Homestead Quick Tip! These are short and sweet posts where I share with you a homestead tip that I’ve learned along the way, whether it be from my own experience from that of the wise homesteaders before us. Today’s tip involves a very common problem for chicken keepers: picking. You’ve probably […]

Homestead Shortcut: Composting with Chickens

Homestead Shortcut: Composting with Chickens

Homesteading is hard work. But if you’re like me {and you’re a little bit odd}, you kinda like that. There’s a sense of fulfillment that goes along with using your hands and wiping the sweat from your brow. It just feels right. Right? But I must admit, there are times that I look for ways […]

The Daily: New Ducklings, Hugelkultur, Farm Photos, & Update!

The Daily: New Ducklings, Hugelkultur, Farm Photos, & Update!

It’s been far too long since I’ve shared some photos and given an update on what’s going on here at Yellow Birch Hobby Farm. Much has transpired and there is so much to come for us! As we speak, baby ducklings are hatching. We have a Saxony hen who has been sitting for 30+ days […]

NEW Baby Chicks and a Review: Premier Heating Plate

NEW Baby Chicks and a Review: Premier Heating Plate

After a month and a half of waiting since my flock was devastated, we finally brought home our new babies!     Our chick orders usually sustain a 3-day trip, and on the morning of Day 2 I received the usual phone call from the Duluth Post Office letting me know that they had arrived […]

Weird Eggs 101: The Oddities Explained

Weird Eggs 101: The Oddities Explained

If you’ve owned chickens for any amount of time, chances are you’ve learned that {generally speaking} no two eggs are the same. They come in different shapes, sizes, colors, and sometimes you experience the weird. Sometimes these odd balls can be frightening. Other times exciting. And you’ve probably at some point been left wondering “What […]

Some Rooster Art…Sharing Another Side of Me

Some Rooster Art…Sharing Another Side of Me

I wear many hats: wife, mother, caretaker of the home, homesteader, animal lover, gardener, preserver, forager, DIY-er, hunter, fisher{wo)man, adventurer… and there is yet another side of me.  I often say that I have too many hobbies. And I do. There just is not enough time in the day for the things I both have […]

How-To Monday: Successfully Ventilate the Cold Climate Chicken Coop

How-To Monday: Successfully Ventilate the Cold Climate Chicken Coop

Being that we’re in the heart of winter, it’s likely you’ve come across an article or two pertaining to protecting your flock against the elements or at least on how to keep them comfortable. On my own blog I’ve discussed winter chicken keeping and the best breeds for cold weather climates, and I’m back at […]

The Daily: Our Week of January 19th

The Daily: Our Week of January 19th

“The Daily” is a look at our week here at Yellow Birch Hobby Farm. You can keep up with our photos here and more by “Liking” our Facebook page!   Here is a look at our week of January 19th, 2014:   We’ve had quite the winter here in Northeastern Minnesota, testing the limits and […]