Ellen Hartstack

We got our chicks! – Week 1

Posted on April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 by Ellen Hartstack

A look into our first week at having baby chicks!

When is a hexagon, also an octagon?

Posted on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 by Ellen Hartstack

We are headed up to pickup our chicks today! Before we get them settled we wanted to go over our indoor coop setup and how we defeat math (or it defeated us… we’re still not sure).

Chicken Preppers

Posted on March 20, 2019March 26, 2019 by Ellen Hartstack

Less than a week until we get our tiny fluff nuggets. We’ll be talking about all the prepping we’ve been doing to make sure we have the supplies we need!

Getting the Coop Home

Posted on February 5, 2019February 10, 2019 by Ellen Hartstack

Oh the adventures of getting a coop. We got notice today from the shipping company that our coop had arrived in Des Moines and was ready to pickup. This was a bit ahead of schedule which made from some exciting times. Read on to see how we got this massive beast home to our farm.

Picking a Chicken Coop

Posted on January 15, 2019February 10, 2019 by Ellen Hartstack

Okay, our chickens are ordered and are set to arrive March 26th! Let’s take what our long terms plans are when they become adults.

Picking our Chicks!!!

Posted on January 10, 2019February 10, 2019 by Ellen Hartstack

The most fun part about chickens is picking out the breeds. Most baby chicks will all look the same with a few variation of coloring adults turn into all shapes and sizes. Adults, however, come in a crazy amount of different colors, shapes, and sizes. Let’s dive a bit into the chicken world and see what all we can sort out!

Picking a Hatchery

Posted on January 5, 2019February 10, 2019 by Ellen Hartstack

Our first adventure into the farm life is getting us a wonderful assortment of hens to provide us with some fresh farm eggs! Today we’re going to be talking about all the planning that went into figuring out where to order our chicks for late March!

Closing on an Acreage

Posted on January 1, 2019March 20, 2019 by Ellen Hartstack

Welcome Everyone to the first blog post of our new acreage! We are excited to share our (thus far) crazy adventures and all the excitement of having a small farm! But before we get to far ahead, we wanted to tell you a bit about how this crazy idea got started and where we are at currently!