Yes. You read that correctly. We put an air conditioner in the chicken coop. Are my chickens spoiled? Perhaps. But they are alive!! Living in Phoenix, I am challenged with keeping my chickens alive during the summer. Our temps have been known to creep up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Fortunately, that isn’t normal. But 110 is still darn hot!!! … Read More
Best Beginning Breeds for the Homestead
There’s something truly amazing about animal husbandry. Rearing animals from infancy to adulthood, connecting with them on a personal level, giving them the best life and death possible — it’s easy to see why so many people are swearing off commercially produced milk, eggs, and meat and simply producing and raising their own. However, when you’re just getting started in … Read More
The Definitive Guide to Keeping Chickens in the Winter
**Today, Claire Smith over at The Happy Chicken Coop, is sharing an article she wrote on how to raise chickens in the winter . You know Kelly raises backyard chickens, but she lives in Phoenix, so doesn’t have to worry too much about winter weather! Claire is willing to share with you today how keeping chickens in winter can be … Read More
Kids’ Kitchen – How to Poach an Egg
How to Poach an Egg How many of you enjoy cooking with your children? Kids love getting into the kitchen! They love to be a part of the process of cooking, they love helping! Whenever I am making something, my daughter is there offering to pour in different ingredients and wanting to stir! I love having her there with me. … Read More
Fermented Chicken Feed
You all know how much Oh Lardy loves to ferment foods! If it is a veggie, a fruit, even a juice, we have tried to ferment it. So, it should come as no surprise that I decided to ferment my chicken feed. I mean, why not? Fermenting their food will improve the enzyme content and increase vitamin levels! Fermenting chicken … Read More
A Practical Guide to Keeping Chickens – Resources and Questions
A while ago I took a little poll on Facebook. I mentioned that we were planning a series on Chicken Keeping and wanted to know your questions! We had a great response and I took notes. Hopefully, I answered most of your questions throughout this series. However, there were still a few specific questions that I wanted to make sure … Read More
A Practical Guide to Keeping Chickens – Eggs!
I have often equated the time spent waiting for my chicken to lay her first egg to the time spent waiting to go into labor with a child. When I first got chickens, I was on egg watch the second they turned 5 months old. “Any day now” I kept telling curious friends and family. And when that day finally … Read More
A Practical Guide to Keeping Chickens – Chicken Care
Congratulations! You have built your coop and your girls are happily living their chicken lives scratching, eating, and roosting. You are providing them with fresh water and plenty of food every day. You are making sure their coop is clean and safe. And you are waiting. Waiting for those chicks you brought home (who aren’t chicks anymore!) to lay some … Read More
A Practical Guide to Keeping Chickens – Chicken 101
When I first got chickens, the #1 question that my friends and family asked was, “Do you need a rooster to get eggs?” The answer is no. I usually like to respond with something cheeky, like, “Do you need a man so that you can ovulate each month?” Nope, us ladies do that all on our own. And so do … Read More
Italian Sausage and Pepper Strata Recipe
We love breakfast foods in our house…especially savory breakfast foods with plenty of eggs (from backyard chickens, of course)! We even love to have them for dinner! Breakfast food is good food anytime of the day! Frittatas, Bacon Hash, Breakfast Casseroles, even Oatmeal! Yum!! Can’t get enough!!! I got this recipe for an Italian Sausage and Bell Pepper Strata from … Read More
Fermented Eggs
Yes, fermented eggs. You may think, is that even possible? Yes!!! It IS possible and they are fantastic. I have had pickled eggs before which are delicious. I had an abundance of chicken eggs last week and thought I would go ahead and pickle them. But then I thought, why not ferment them?? We love eggs and we love fermented … Read More
Oh Lardy Talks about CHICKENS!
Kelly loves having chickens SO much, that when Danelle from Weed ’em and Reap asked her to come on her little radio show and talk all about it, she jumped at the chance! Raising backyard chickens in the middle of a city is definitely becoming more and more popular. If you don’t currently own chickens, you may be thinking … Read More
How to Find Real Food at the Grocery Store – Produce, Meat, Dairy and Eggs
We have started a series on finding real food at the grocery store because often times it can be a very frustrating task! Never fear! Oh Lardy is here to help you navigate your grocery store and find the best options. In our first post, we covered some general guidelines to real food grocery shopping, such as shopping the perimeter, reading … Read More
Homemade Egg Nog
During Christmas time, when I was growing up, there was always this buzz about the “Korte Christmas Egg Nog.” I watched my grandmother prepare this prized holiday beverage. I watched my parents make it as well. People who were planning on attending their holiday party would ask, “Are you making the Egg Nog?” As a kid I … Read More
Friday Happy Hour #10
Welcome to Friday Happy Hour! Check out all of the interesting things Kelly and Tamara found this week. Grab a glass of your favorite beverage, enjoy and cheers!
Friday Happy Hour #1
Welcome to Friday Happy Hour! Check out all of the interesting things Kelly and Tamara found this week. Grab a glass of your favorite beverage, enjoy and cheers! This study came out recently and got a lot of attention. It seemed like every news group carried this, in print, on tv and on the internet. Really, egg yolks are as bad … Read More
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