Monthly Archives: October 2015


Few things make me smile like a fat praying mantis and a compost pile.  Earlier this week, imagine my luck, I got to take in both at once (see left).  The praying mantis population has been delightfully robust all season, and we’ve started noticing some egg sacks popping up around […]

A Thing of Beauty


The Silver-Laced Wyandotte cuddling up with Landon is nearing her 6-month birthday, so she should be just a few weeks away from laying her very first eggs.  After months of feeding these hens, cleaning their bedding, and moving their chicken tractor to fresh grass, we’re ready for them to start […]

Lay, Lady, Lay