The Book Lady With A Chicken Problem

Let's get this straight...I cannot grow plants.  Not well at least.  Send me a sick animal, I can usually help it.  Plants are a completely different subject with me.  I didn't get the green thumb like my cousin Gabbie or Aunt Tessa. However, I have been dabbling in herbs for the last couple of years. Primarily because I absolutely love the smell of lavender.  And also just to see if I could actually grow something. I did well with mint and lavender and decided to try growing herbs that would be beneficial to my chickens. Here are the herbs I plant and use and also a few herbs and other food items I buy because I haven't tried my hand at growing them or making them yet.  I will also in my list of things I do not feed my chickens.  And that of course is personal preference due to things I have read over the years.  ***DISCLAIMER: Remember I am not a vet or poultry scientist.  These are just the things that I have learned along my chicken journey.  This is all just for inform

  As some of you may have read in my previous blog, it's been a pretty rough last couple of months.  I haven't really felt like reading.  I didn't even get started back into reading until about the middle of May.  And thankfully, I think I have finally hit my reading stride again.  I am 52% through my 2024 reading challenge of 75 books.  So, very slightly ahead of schedule.  I have started June strong though.    My niece and I made a trip to Half Price Books in Independence on Memorial Day weekend and then Lloyd and I made a trip to the Westport Half Price books the next weekend.  Thanks to my good friend Lavena for telling me about them.  My wallet doesn't thank you but my bookshelf and TBR definitely does.  And if there is anything that is good for my mental health, it is reading and of course shopping for books! RAISING GEESE: A Beginner's Guide To Raising Happy and Healthy Geese  4/5 Like I said in my previous blog post, we have added goslings to our little farm