When I was student teaching, preparing to become an art teacher, my lead teacher was showing me her abundance of crazy art supplies. She was haphazardly pulling out boxes and bags, excitedly peering into each one and imagining what her students could do with the contents. She climbed on top of a desk and was handing me boxes and bags…
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Fresh, homemade butter is easier to make than you may think. See how to make butter and buttermilk from a container of cream. The very first time I made butter I searched through seemingly endless websites and blogs that all droned on about how to make butter. Many of the posts were confusing and unnecessarily complicated. Why? I wondered… why…
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It’s important to always count your chickens before bed. Forgetting this one lesson of chicken keeping can be the difference between life and death. I always count the chickens before I shut the door for bed. Always. They’re always all there. Always. I don’t know what happened. Last night I didn’t count the chickens. I glanced into the coop and…
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I didn’t want to leave her outside. I wanted her to join the rest of her chicken family and get in the damn coop before I closed the door. But she wouldn’t listen. Chickens always think they know best. I had let the flock out to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air for a few hours before I had to…
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This lovely cowl is super fast to knit, super easy to make, and super cozy! I knit this cowl in about two hours, it’s perfect if you need a last minute gift and have some super bulky yarn laying around. Feel free to use this cowl knitting pattern for personal use, but do not use it commercially without contacting me…
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We stood there staring at it. Tufts of gray fur and tiny rodent hands sticking up out of the scattered leaves and dying grass. It had been slowly decomposing in our backyard for weeks, maybe months. We both looked at our psychotic Australian Shepherd charging at helpless trees with maniacal eyes and giant, toothy grin. Suddenly we understood why Nico…
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Yesterday I spent an hour hanging out with my chickens in the backyard. I watched them frolic through the tall grass, and chase each other around the garden. I took the opportunity to practice using my new camera to capture their little personalities and quirks. I’d like to introduce you to our flock of insanity here at ImaginAcres. Full Disclosure:…
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If you’re jumping into this tale late, you can catch up here: Part 1 and Part 2 Many of you have been following along on the plight and progress of Little Peanut on our Facebook page. You’ve cheered her on and sent your blessings. You’ve encouraged me to do my best to help her. I thank you all for being…
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Most people consider rats to be more of a pest than a predator in the chicken coop. We have unfortunately experienced first hand how awful it can be when rats attack your chickens. I’m telling you, this most recent batch of chicks seems to have been doomed from the start. Before this batch we’ve never ever had problems raising chicks….
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