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Rural Life, in Photos

July 28, 2017 Beth

A photo essay about life in rural east Tennessee.

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Going On-Grid and Why We Did

July 22, 2017 Beth

The choice to connect to the power grid was an easy one.

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The Costs of Settling Land, Part II

July 8, 2017 Beth

Six months in, we’re learning what it’s actually costing to settle our land.

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The scrapwood chicken chateau debuts today! We framed, cladded, and painted this glorious poultry palace even before finalizing a chick order with the breeder back in March (all with wood from our scrap pile—we don’t pay those high prices). Back before the sweat bees, mosquitos, and oppressive heat showed up to help us put the finishing touches on.

Miss Kiwi’s got style. And what she lacks in tail, she makes up for in hat. For the record, her breed is supposed to have a tail. We could tell soon after bringing this year’s chicks home that little Kiwi would be rumpless. Most adorable genetic mutation ever. #creamlegbar #chickens #chicksrule #fresheggs #eggrainbow #mypetsmakemebreakfast #babyanimals

Babies are growing up. #marans #creamlegbar #chicksrule #flockyeah #eggrainbow #chickens #chickensofinstagram

Classic Fuller. #whywalkwhenyoucanride #blackmouthcur #blackmouthcursofinstagram

When we first cleared away the kudzu, there were decisions to make about ground cover for our newly uncovered field. This is Chris’ jam; I had no idea there were so many field-seed choices. He considered our goals and chose a mix to attract wildlife and nourish livestock. This was long before we had “bee brain” and based decisions on supporting heavy pollinator populations, but wow, Chris nailed it. It’s amazing walking out into a buzzing field of flowers every morning. And all those boxes stacked on the hives? #honey!! #pollinators #saveallthebees #wildlife #landlife #clover #honeybee #nativebees

Roo number 2 is blue. See his cute little wattles coming in? And he crowed at 3 weeks yesterday. Thinking of calling him Merle Hagbird. Blue isn’t an accepted show color for Marans yet, but showing isn’t our goal. We just wanted to move away from hatchery genetics and practices and have pretty yard candy to brag on. Pinkies up, folks: our Marans chicks have a champion sire 🤩 (I get a kick out of saying that). As such, when their breeder asked if we wanted a blue chick, we said yes, please. Blue Copper Marans are gorgeous. Here’s hoping Merle also grows into a humble boy who can live happily in a bachelor pad with Andre. We already have a friendly rooster guarding the laying ladies, so any male chicks in this group will have separate housing and a job as bug patrol in the pasture. #rooster #chickens #babychicks #flockyeah #chicksrule #heritagemarans #marans #backyardchickens

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The scrapwood chicken chateau debuts today! We framed, cladded, and painted this glorious poultry palace even before finalizing a chick order with the breeder back in March (all with wood from our scrap pile—we don’t pay those high prices). Back before the sweat bees, mosquitos, and oppressive heat showed up to help us put the finishing touches on.

Miss Kiwi’s got style. And what she lacks in tail, she makes up for in hat. For the record, her breed is supposed to have a tail. We could tell soon after bringing this year’s chicks home that little Kiwi would be rumpless. Most adorable genetic mutation ever. #creamlegbar #chickens #chicksrule #fresheggs #eggrainbow #mypetsmakemebreakfast #babyanimals

Babies are growing up. #marans #creamlegbar #chicksrule #flockyeah #eggrainbow #chickens #chickensofinstagram

Classic Fuller. #whywalkwhenyoucanride #blackmouthcur #blackmouthcursofinstagram

When we first cleared away the kudzu, there were decisions to make about ground cover for our newly uncovered field. This is Chris’ jam; I had no idea there were so many field-seed choices. He considered our goals and chose a mix to attract wildlife and nourish livestock. This was long before we had “bee brain” and based decisions on supporting heavy pollinator populations, but wow, Chris nailed it. It’s amazing walking out into a buzzing field of flowers every morning. And all those boxes stacked on the hives? #honey!! #pollinators #saveallthebees #wildlife #landlife #clover #honeybee #nativebees

Roo number 2 is blue. See his cute little wattles coming in? And he crowed at 3 weeks yesterday. Thinking of calling him Merle Hagbird. Blue isn’t an accepted show color for Marans yet, but showing isn’t our goal. We just wanted to move away from hatchery genetics and practices and have pretty yard candy to brag on. Pinkies up, folks: our Marans chicks have a champion sire 🤩 (I get a kick out of saying that). As such, when their breeder asked if we wanted a blue chick, we said yes, please. Blue Copper Marans are gorgeous. Here’s hoping Merle also grows into a humble boy who can live happily in a bachelor pad with Andre. We already have a friendly rooster guarding the laying ladies, so any male chicks in this group will have separate housing and a job as bug patrol in the pasture. #rooster #chickens #babychicks #flockyeah #chicksrule #heritagemarans #marans #backyardchickens

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