What the flock are these critters, you ask?

Feathers tumbled through the grass on a light breeze. It was Sunday. We just got back from a short camping trip, to find that we'd been...

We are very proud to have our eggs featured in their dishes, and to be considered part of their collection of quality local farms.

One of the major homesteading "rules of engagement", is using the natural resources available to you, and avoiding waste.  With th

Our coop is made out of an old tractor shed. There's a doorway cut out in the side for the chickens to go out into their run (made from

On July 23rd, 2018 the first chick was hatched at the Harper Homestead. Let this day go down in history.

*Graphic Content - Read at own risk.* Sometimes things just don't work out. When we vistied our coop today, we came to discover that one...

We are expecting!!!! Baby chicks that is! Thelma the *silkie hen (pictured above) went broody a couple weeks ago. Fiercely. Every time...