Our first winter in the new house, snow took down half of the chicken run thanks to poor design and extreme snow load. Thankfully we didn’t have any chickens at the time, so while inconvenient, no danger was posed to any animals. We decided to just wait until spring to deal with the aftermath. When…
Happy Friday the 13th! Here we were, enjoying a mostly sunny week, getting used to social distancing, and BAM! Out of nowhere, Mother Nature throws a curve ball at us and brings a snowstorm in to shake things up! And Friday afternoon, it turned to rain, melted away all the snow and Saturday dawned mostly…
Well, it turns out the forecast wasn’t wrong! We’ve had multiple snow events now this week. The region was blanketed with snow, starting Sunday night, but we didn’t get any at our house. However, first thing Monday morning, the snow started falling and we got a decent amount. The day warmed up though, and it…
Something that starts with “S”! Is that a snowflake in the forecast for this weekend? Oh yes it is! And believe me, this region is already starting to freak out! Last winter, we lost power in early January with the first snowfall of the year. That prompted us to install a standby generator, ASAP. In…
AKA Realizing we have a run built for hobbits! So, one of the perks of our new place was the fact that it already has a chicken coop and run built, eliminating the need for us to have to sink time and money into building one. Awesome, right? Well, they say you should never count…
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