“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 February 9th: I’m really excited because my husband agreed to allow me to take over our 10′ x […]
Hi everyone. I’m stopping in today with a short and sweet post to share this week’s art piece, available in my Etsy shop. “Organic Rooster” This is an original watercolor painted on 9×12 Canson cold press 140 lb. watercolor paper. I plan to create a series of these and to make them available in print […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” 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 […]
I wanted to first and foremost thank everyone who offered their condolences on our recent loss. It’s comforting to know that I have the pleasure of being involved in a homesteading community that not only understands how devastating it is to lose an animal {or many at once}but also knows that something as simple as […]
I love adapting recipes to suit my needs, and in this case I was looking for a recipe in which I could use my canned venison, in addition to the potatoes I’d canned this fall and some frozen peas from the garden. This recipe {HERE} was a great starting point. My alterations resulted in a […]
Even as I sit down to compose this article, it doesn’t feel real. I still have a numbness about me, still have dreams that this never happened. But it did. On January the 8th, I set out to do my morning chores. Per my routine, I visited both of the duck houses first. All was […]
It’s no secret that I love bantams. I’ve had the true pleasure of having raised them my whole life. As a little girl, my sister and I used to spend hours in the chicken coop, dressing them up in doll clothes. They were our pets and companions and it is because of them that […]
