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2026 Updates to Chayotix Homestead
Obviously, it’s been a while since updating what all we’ve had going on! You know that ducks have been added, but we’ve also attempted processing one. We wanted to make sure we enjoyed the eggs and the meat before putting in a ton of effort. The meat was good, just not a lot of it.
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Let’s Use Up Our Eggs: Spinach Quiche Recipe
Our chickens are finally reaching laying age! We’re at a point where six or seven of our chickens are laying each day. The egg stand isn’t set up yet so a fair amount of the eggs are getting sold and delivered. But we still have a ton for our own use! When the containers start
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Leon’s joined 4H this year!
In another new life update: Leon joined 4H this year! Anyone who knows him knows he’s in that “nothing is good, school is awful” phase. When he agreed to go with me to the 4H membership drive carnival, I was excited! We went booth to booth to see which clubs he might be interested in.
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More New Additions! Ducks!
So, I’m overdue in announcing that we had some new additions to the flock. While my dad was down this summer, he repeatedly told me he would love to hold a duckling. His socials have been flooded with call ducks and pet ducklings and ducks in costumes. So what better way to grant his wish
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Unboxing Our CoopCrates: April and May Boxes
Just to start, I’m not an affiliate. I just kept getting the ad for CoopCrate on my socials and finally gave it a go. But I managed to order just before the second box would ship so now, I have two! The April Box The first box came with a soft bristle brush, strawberry treat,
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The (Castle) Coop is Coming Along!
The babies are growing, and they need a coop! A bigger coop. This week, we’ve started building the base for the building. Due to height limitations made by the run I bought, a castle isn’t happening this round. BUT I have ideas on how to add castle elements in to give the chickies the Disney
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New Additions! Plus a Chick Coloring Page
So, I know I said the last 6 were my last additions for this year. But then someone nearby had my favorite type of chicks: Lavender orpingtons! She wasn’t sure who was a hen and who would be a roo, so I attempted the dangling feet method. Hopefully, these two baby pompoms are girls. So,
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A Chayotix Homestead Absence Update (and Chicks!)
It’s been an eventful month! We’re building a larger coop. We got a land survey done and have just a bit more land than we thought. (Fence is in progress.) And we finally bought chicks! In the last month though, there was a violent stomach flu that ran through the house. Intense storms hit my
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We joined a Mushroom Cultivation Workshop at the Co-op
The Simpson County Co-op is hosting a homesteading workshop series. So far, they’re planning to teach about beekeeping, sourdough baking, and mushroom cultivation. Last month, they began with the mushroom course. The Co-op brought in Dr. Ellen Crocker to demonstrate ways to grow different kinds of mushrooms. Takeaways from the class The event started with
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Unboxing My New Gardyn Kit
Last weekend I bought a Gardyn Studio. Though admittedly the buy was made in a case of mistaken identity, this thing has literally grown on me! Building it took about 5 minutes, and loading up the plant pods and setting up the AI was almost instant. An app “Kelby” tells me what’s needed, more light,