Month: July 2025

Chicken Littles

Posted on July 28, 2025 by TJ

Our weather has been extremely hot lately. For those who don’t know, “extremely hot” is 90 degrees in Northern Michigan. With high humidity added in, it’s even worse. I honestly don’t know how Southerners can endure their hot weather. Fortunately, thanks to the repairman,… Continue Reading “Chicken Littles”

Category: Blog Posts, Homestead, Poultry, SummerTags: backyard-chickens, Chickens, Chicks, Home and Garden, Homesteading, Northern Michigan, Poultry

July Relief

Posted on July 26, 2025 by TJ

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July is nearing it’s end. We’ve had very hot days this month and cooler days so we alternated between shorts and tshirts and jeans and jackets. Our Michigan weather is why I don’t store “out of season” clothing: I never know what type of… Continue Reading “July Relief”

Category: Birds, Blog Posts, Homestead, Summer, WildlifeTags: Camping, Furnace, Home, Home and Garden, Homesteading, Nature, Northern Michigan, Poultry, travel, Wildlife

Chick Graduation Day

Posted on July 13, 2025 by TJ

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It’s extremely hazy today. I’m guessing it’s due to smoke from Canadian wildfires? The air quality is very bad so EJ asked me to stay indoors as much as possible. I have the air conditioner on so it doesn’t get stifling in the house… Continue Reading “Chick Graduation Day”

Category: Blog Posts, Homestead, Poultry, SummerTags: backyard-chickens, Chickens, Home and Garden, Homestead, Homesteading, Northern Michigan, Poultry, Summer

Meet The Beetles

Posted on July 3, 2025 by TJ

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I hope everyone in the USA has a wonderful Independence Day tomorrow! The employees at EJ’s company voted to work on the 4th so they could stay up late with family to watch fireworks, etc. It would be a short night indeed for them… Continue Reading “Meet The Beetles”