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Icelandic landrace chickens

I am feeling very happy about my flock of Icelandic chickens. They are a landrace chicken. I’ve been raising them, solely, since the end...

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Coop de Snow

The thing I like best about weather events such as Saturday’s snowstorm is that neighbors tend to come out to the street to share a...

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Chickens in the house (literally)!

NICE START TO A BLOG POST, HUH? I think it began with beetles in the orchard. This past summer, the new trees and shrubs that I planted...

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Power down

A thick layer of heavy snow combined with a layer of ice brought branches and trees down last week. The electric power went down on...

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Autumn update…with bugs

Although I have so many exciting bug pictures to share with you; it is time to catch up on some of the happenings at StellaLou....

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Spiders, roses, and honey…Oh my!

Besides the four new hives at StellaLou, we have one strong hive and its split in Elkins Park. We were able to harvest 30 pounds of honey...

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The sound of snowmelt

Last week, we had one or two inches of wet snow. With the day, came the sun and above freezing temperatures. The snow, quickly, began to...