by Barefoot Acres | Mar 13, 2017 | Chicken
One day in November 2016, we got a box of happiness at our post office…16 fluffy day old baby chicks! Our first venture at raising livestock. The books/websites had been read, our homemade brooder box was ready, and we had a bunch of excited children! Chicks...
by Sal | Mar 13, 2017 | Projects
We recently constructed our rain barrel and automatic chicken watering system to create a sustainable water supply for our chicken coop and feed preparation area. We invested a good day’s worth of work putting together the rain barrel itself, plus the stand,...
by Sal | Mar 6, 2017 | Projects
When we first decided to repurpose the greenhouse building into a chicken coop, the ability to have running water in the coop area wasn’t really taken into consideration. Since then, the biggest hurdle to providing our chickens with fresh water is the fact that...