How I Convince a Broody Hen to Adopt Hatchery Chicks: If you’ve ever fussed with heat lamps, cold drafts, warm days risking overheating, and tiny baby chicks in a brooder, you know how frustrating the brooding process can be – and finding a hen to adopt your chicks and do the temperature regulation for you…
Storm Damage, Tree Grief, and Repurposing Fallen Wood
Strong spring storms are not infrequent visitors to Hawk Hill. Living just 2 miles from where the infamous 2011 F5 tornado cut a swath of chaos through Joplin, and with a half-dozen or so tornado warnings in any given year, I’m used to storm cleanup. I am not used to the kind of…