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Is it Spring?
The tulips and irises are up, not flowering but their clusters of leaves are inches above the ground. Daffodils, dandelions, henbit and...
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Tips and Tricks for Chickens in Winter
In the long dark days of winter, we spend most of our time in our warm cozy homes and bundle up to protect ourselves from the cold when...
Dec 14, 20233 min read


An Ode to The Rooster King
Yes, there are good reasons to have a rooster and sometimes you get lucky and have a great rooster. We have had many roosters over the...
Aug 31, 20234 min read


Chickens 101: Getting Started
Having chickens can be one of the most gratifying uses of your own backyard. We bought our first batch of chicks sixteen years ago and...
Feb 22, 20235 min read


The Great Egg Calamity
Practically overnight I went from being the Honey Lady to the EGG LADY! Now while I don’t expect this to continue forever, I am right now...
Jan 18, 20234 min read


Autumn Farm Notes
WOOSH, and summer was over. Cone flowers and sunflowers slowly faded away as the autumn colors of Chrysanthemums and Golden Rod began to...
Oct 19, 20214 min read


July Farm Notes 2021
There is a balance to be found in all of nature including our relationship with it. We’ve convinced honeybees to live in the boxes we...
Aug 17, 20213 min read


June Farm Notes 2021
June, glorious June. Summer, glorious summer. Lush green canopies to drive through along our favorite country roads. Perennial flowers in...
Jul 13, 20217 min read


May Farm Notes 2021
‘Twas a cloudy, rainy, chilly, muggy May. Although there were a few, at least partially sunny breaks that lasted long enough to get out...
Jun 28, 20214 min read


February Farm Notes 2021
February’s Farm Notes 2021 February fit the old adage for March here at Fourteen Acre Wood. In like a lion, out like a lamb. We’re still...
Mar 1, 20213 min read


The Chicken Whisperer
Seven new little peepers joined the 14 Acre Wood flock last September. After a full dozen of incubated fertilized eggs produced only two...
Apr 14, 20203 min read
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