tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772440230188635826.post2788833600354378710..comments2023-09-25T12:00:10.482-04:00Comments on Little Cottage in the Country: Fall Day in NHDonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146666825333788187noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772440230188635826.post-71110527872378822852012-10-10T23:23:59.928-04:002012-10-10T23:23:59.928-04:00Oh I can imagine myself in New England right now! ...Oh I can imagine myself in New England right now! I have wanted to visit your neck of the woods for many years. It's on my some day list lol In our house there is no practical place to put a wood stove but that would be so nice and cozy here! I love the cozy feel when you smell the wood burning. Good luck with your chicken solutions. If I had them I would offer my two cents but they are not allowed in town here :( That's ok there are plenty of other things I can do :) I have pumpkin scents going here too ahhh fall I absolutely love it! Hugs :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02673470550534877117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772440230188635826.post-73006551948651562672012-10-10T08:26:23.252-04:002012-10-10T08:26:23.252-04:00I had thought of leaves,but wasn't sure how we...I had thought of leaves,but wasn't sure how well it would work. Thank you for the great advice!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146666825333788187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772440230188635826.post-51264930461712507682012-10-09T16:28:43.935-04:002012-10-09T16:28:43.935-04:00Your solution to the chicken yard is all around yo...Your solution to the chicken yard is all around you. I put about a foot of leaves in my chicken yard. The hens love to scratch it, looking for bugs or just for the fun of it. Eventually, they will break it all down. Just put more on top. I also use pine straw (pine needles) and they enjoy those, too. Use diomateceous earth, food grade, not garden grade to take away the stench. In the summer, it keeps down the flies. <br /><br />You can put the diotamaceous dirt in their food to help keep them healthy. Look it up. Get it at a feed store.<br /><br />I also have a tarp over half their yard. That keeps some of the wetness away, but not enough not to need the leaves and pine straw. <br /><br />I disovered that my yard has a slight slope towards the chickens' pen. I put bricks against that side of the pen and some dirt. It really helps. Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com