tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post1554529010387835667..comments2023-04-14T09:00:44.879-06:00Comments on Happy and Free: growing naturallyStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06646398396834008698noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-16900801989321181232008-04-08T16:30:00.000-06:002008-04-08T16:30:00.000-06:00YARROW! Ah, d*mn yarrow... spreads like weeds. ...YARROW! Ah, d*mn yarrow... spreads like weeds. Ok, I'm better now.<BR/><BR/>We had chickens for the past few years! There's a great blueprint for a moveable coop somewhere online. It has a mesh floor so the droppings fertilize the yard beneath it. You move it every few days. (Of course, you can let them out too, they love that!)<BR/><BR/>Having our own eggs was wonderful. Be warned, piscesgrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279344142538980436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-37812523933882969942008-04-06T17:08:00.000-06:002008-04-06T17:08:00.000-06:00This is exciting! I have been wanting to do some ...This is exciting! I have been wanting to do some of this also. There are restrictions on having chickens where we live but I would love to have fresh eggs every day.<BR/><BR/>I'm definitely going to keep up with this, what a wonderful idea!<BR/><BR/>evieEChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920761083891173236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-22194273278539591472008-04-06T13:20:00.000-06:002008-04-06T13:20:00.000-06:00Cid -thanks for visiting!As I said, I'll definitel...Cid -<BR/>thanks for visiting!<BR/>As I said, I'll definitely be back to your blog, I liked it very much!<BR/><BR/>If we forget about the "right now", there is no other moment.<BR/><BR/>"We walk around living like a dead man." as Thich Nhat Hanh says.<BR/>:)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646398396834008698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-8344254260326229082008-04-06T12:26:00.000-06:002008-04-06T12:26:00.000-06:00Stephanie...this post makes my Inner Being sigh wi...Stephanie...<BR/>this post makes my Inner Being sigh with happiness. I'm so glad that you stopped by my blog and left your thoughts there. I'm overwhelmed with life right now and looking forward to getting back to blogging more regularly :) You have inspired me to "begin with what I can do this minute".<BR/><BR/>I'll be back! Blessings, Cid in CACidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331393420834917128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-57924461901886096292008-04-05T08:12:00.000-06:002008-04-05T08:12:00.000-06:00Julie - I'm interested!I keep sayin' chickens, and...Julie - I'm interested!<BR/>I keep sayin' chickens, and Eric keeps sayin' "What?!?" but I really want them.<BR/><BR/>LadybugZen - :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646398396834008698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-20333623778262592182008-04-04T21:36:00.000-06:002008-04-04T21:36:00.000-06:00that was well said..."i'll begin with what i can d...that was well said..."i'll begin with what i can do this minute."...and then when move on to the next thing, right.<BR/><BR/>that's a great personal motto. i just might steal it from you if you don't mind:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-71260091247504264732008-04-04T20:28:00.000-06:002008-04-04T20:28:00.000-06:00Steph,A woman I know is giving a free "urban chick...Steph,<BR/><BR/>A woman I know is giving a free "urban chickens" class through the wasatch community gardens if your interested. Her and her husband have a huge organic garden (they sell to local restaurants) and they raise chickens and bees. She gave me the name of a great book that she said was the most comprehensive book on chicken raising (whether for eggs or meat), I'll have to locate Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413615075219117297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-3522801980485851142008-04-04T08:11:00.000-06:002008-04-04T08:11:00.000-06:00I think I'll pay a visit to my neighbors around th...I think I'll pay a visit to my neighbors around the corner and ask them about their chickens, too.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646398396834008698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-42788923944855527062008-04-04T08:10:00.000-06:002008-04-04T08:10:00.000-06:00Well - some of it I feel like we've already starte...Well - some of it I feel like we've already started - we're nature lovers around here.<BR/>The babes always love turning over rocks and investigating how things work. Madd walks around with the binoculars for days at a time. :)<BR/><BR/>Our garden is organic - our property is organic. We haven't used any pesticides or synthetic fertilizers (only organic fish fertilizer) since we bought it five Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646398396834008698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-50488180070660324822008-04-04T01:02:00.000-06:002008-04-04T01:02:00.000-06:00just out of curiousity, what is going to be your f...just out of curiousity, what is going to be your first step?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-3198346254327237402008-04-03T23:38:00.000-06:002008-04-03T23:38:00.000-06:00sounds wonderful. i've been thinking along those l...sounds wonderful. i've been thinking along those lines for a while now myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248960025880732886.post-6935778473929987562008-04-03T22:03:00.000-06:002008-04-03T22:03:00.000-06:00Cool! We had chickens running free in the yard wh...Cool! We had chickens running free in the yard when I was little. Mostly hens, but now and then a rooster (one who was MEAN to everyone but my sister). We also had 2 white ducks, and believe it or not, a great horned owl. She was injured, rescued, but unable to fly normally due to poorly healed broken wing so we kept her. Supermarket eggs (and even the eggs I get at the local goat farm) are Stephanie Ozennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754230097226584081noreply@blogger.com