Archive for the 'Chickens' Category

With death comes responsibility

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

It is safe to say we have all heard the Disney anthem Circle of Life. Though not quite so lyrical, life on a small farm is quite similar. When you raise chickens for meat, the logical endpoint of the aforementioned circle is, of course, the processing and butchering. When you live in a more rural [...]

Homesteading 201

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

It may not mean much to anyone else but crowds are cheering and a ticker-tape parade is planned here at Odom’s Idle Acres. Why, you ask? Because we have taken neo-homesteading to a new level (for us). For almost two years now we have been gardening, growing, planting, picking, harvesting, canning, etc. But nearly 4 [...]

What Came First: the chicken or the salmonella?

Friday, August 20th, 2010

This morning Fox News reported that, “approximately 1,300 people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in three states and possibly more, and health officials on Wednesday dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with state health departments to investigate the illnesses. [...]

Tough on the outside. Chewy on the inside.

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Hello, My name is Rachel, and I have so many things to say about the “green” machine, I am losing focus. I’ve started/deleted, started/finished and then finished/deleted this post at LEAST five times. Instead of recapping what I’ve already said on my own blog, or trying to fit too much into too small a space, [...]