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At the Wittekind Homestead: Update for 04/25/12

The past few days have been really exciting at the Wittekind homestead.  We’ve made some great progress with some of our projects, but there’s still a lot to be done. Fred was able to make great progress on the grass … Continue reading

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Chickens at the Homestead: Update for 04/06/12

Last night brought near-freezing temps to the Wittekind homestead, so we tried to prepare the chicks for a cold night in the coop. When we moved the chicks to the coop on April 1, we put a 125-watt heat lamp … Continue reading

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Land of the Free — CHICKENS!

Yesterday was a big day at the Wittekind homestead.  We moved “the girls” into their outdoor coop! We estimate these birds to be about four and a half weeks old, and despite the fact that I know they’re nowhere near … Continue reading

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Picking Up Chicks

Come on now, what did you think I meant? After a lot of anticipation, we finally brought home 5 Rhode Island Red and 5 Black Australorp pullets last night (March 7, 2012.) According to the store associate, the chicks are … Continue reading

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The Building of a Dream

It took a good bit of the weekend, and it’s still not done, but finally, we have our chicken coop! We ran into some snags, but for now, we couldn’t be more thrilled to have this thing assembled. I’ll post … Continue reading

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Homestead Chicken Coop Project — Part 0.2

After a week of struggles, hopefully we’re one step closer to chicken coop enjoyment at the homestead.  The eBay seller didn’t contact me until Tuesday, and it took some time to sort out the details.  Friday though, he claimed to … Continue reading

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Homestead Chicken Coop Project — Part 0.1

On Wednesday, we received the chicken coop that we purchased from an eBay store.  We were so excited, and I think most of the people close to us were excited too.  A dear friend of ours offered to come down … Continue reading

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Spring Equals Chickens at the Homestead

Although spring is still more than a month away, we’re gearing up for some new additions to the homestead this year — chickens! When we purchased our homestead back in 2009, I knew we’d have chickens eventually, but now that … Continue reading

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