I decided to plant herbs on this weird little hill and the chickens left them alone all summer. Yesterday I came home to this. Everything except some creeping thyme is gone. My husband just laughed and said they're pre-seasoned.1yr ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/homestead
Mama duck rejected this guy when he hatched 3 weeks ago. Our good girl didn't hesitate to adopt him. Ducky is a dog now, and I'm not sure how to proceed.11mo ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/homestead
We crossed our Jersey Giant hens and Orpington rooster hoping for an XL super hardy dual purpose bird. Pleasantly surprised at how beautiful they are too!1yr ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/homestead
An update on our duckling that thinks she's a dog. We keep trying to introduce her to the adult ducks. She ignores them and then just hides behind her mama.10mo ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/homestead
My 6 year old upcycled one of our Halloween spider decorations into this hair clip that she is very excited to wear to school.1yr ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/Weird
Our young chickens aren't quite brave enough to go up to the meadow with the adults.1yr ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
What could make a Jellied Clam Juice Ring better?? Fill it with cottage cheese and serve with mayo. From 1974 Joy of Cooking1yr ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/Old_Recipes
In June this hen dissapeared. We assumed it was a predator, but she showed back up today.1yr ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/homestead
My good girl adopted a duckling that we were raising after its real mom rejected it. He imprinted on her and is now a dog too.10mo ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/DOG
Our Jersey Giant hen showed up today after we assumed she got taken by a predator in June.1yr ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
How common is it for chickens to co-parent? These hens have been raising their chicks together since the day they hatched and its one of the sweetest things I've ever seen.1yr ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/BackYardChickens
Our ducks lay white, blue, and gray eggs, but we haven't found a blue egg in months. Finally discovered that our local Raven pair are stealing only the blue eggs. They chase off eagles that would eat our ducks, so I think it's a fair trade.1yr ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/corvids
We got a Charles Daly model 101 410 shotgun today, the extractor isnt pulling the shell out, its just bending the rim. Any ideas?3yr ⋅ mkc816 ⋅ r/Firearms
