March 2016 - The (mis)Adventures of a Homesteadin' Mama

Spring Fling is Almost Here!!

I am getting so excited and I am going to tell you why…. Because every year since I started this blog, I have held a

What a week of ups and downs. I always wonder why life can’t just go along at a steady pace, and then I realize, where

If you intend to have more than a single chicken, you are going to need to know a little bit about the “pecking order” and

It sure felt like spring at the beginning of the week, but sadly the temps have dropped back down again. At least there has been

Bringing home baby chicks can be exciting, but there are six things you need to put together so that your homemade brooder is perfect for

I think spring is finally here and here to stay. I heard the spring peepers (frogs) singing last night! Of course I am going to

Its spring and that, at least to me, means chick season. That glorious time of the year when feed stores have bins of baby chickens

One thing you may not know about our family is that we haven’t used commercially made soap in over three years. Why? Well for many

This has been a crazier than normal crazy kind of week. The weather can’t decide if it is winter or spring. One day mud, the

Recently the littlest country kid turned four. My mind is blown by this as I feel like I just brought him home from the hospital!