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Have you ever heard of the term "chicken math"? It is a phrase that describes the phenomenon of the inherent multiplication of fowl that can take place on your property. We have fallen victim to this mathematical circumstance. Here is our story.  Once upon a time, our family decided to purchase a few chickens. We wanted the fresh eggs and found the cute creatures at the farm stores irresistible temptations to our young children. So, we purchased eight baby chicks.       The hubby built a coop, and we enjoyed the life of raising chickens. We enjoyed the eggs and...

We are fortunate in our day and age to have a device or tool for almost any household task. Some of these tools are very helpful and others seem to take more time and effort to operate and clean than save any real time.  I have discovered the Carey Electric Pressure Canner. This tool has been very helpful for me in this busy season of life.  Another version is the Presto Digital Pressure Canner. I have heard great things about this one, but it is more expensive, and I do not own one. Therefore, I cannot recommend it if I haven't...

Unless you are living under a rock in the United States, you will have heard about the devastation of Hurricane Helene. It's a devastating and destructible natural disaster. Large areas were affected, and people are struggling to find basics for survival.  When these events occur, most humans want to help. It is difficult to know how we can help these unfortunate souls. There are reports that a lot of the large charitable organizations spend more on salaries and "administrative costs" than they do actually helping people. I don't have the time, energy, nor desire to do a deep dive into...

  We have been homeschooling for many years and I sometimes forget that what we do isn't the same for others. So, I am adding a monthly homeschool recap to this blog to demonstrate one way (there are so many methods out there!) that homeschooling can work.  We use an eclectic method of homeschooling that leans very heavily towards the Charlotte Mason method of teaching. Without going into too much detail about this method, it can be described as very literature-heavy. We read and discuss A LOT of books. We don't spend a lot of time on workbooks, worksheets, etc., We...

My son received an egg incubator last year. We have been putting it to good use and hatching out our own eggs roughly every month since January. When hatching out the eggs, the chance of obtaining a rooster is supposedly 50% but it really feels greater. Over time, we found ourselves with an abundance of roosters and a shortage of space for them. What do you do?   We could sell them at a small animal swap. We considered an animal swap but with the Farmers Market, soccer games and other commitments, we simply didn't have the time nor energy...