If a cake-like pumpkin muffin and a spiced cookie had a baby and bathed it in a warm latte, it would be these cookies er…muffins. I call them Mookies! if you like soft cookes or the tops of muffins, then you will love these. They are not too sweet and perfectly spiced and with the addition of the espresso powder…
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DIY External Nesting Boxes
It’s Corey here again with another long-awaited DIY project for your coop! We built these exact nesting boxes for each side of our coop. One set of boxes is exposed to the elements and therefore has a pitched roof with shingles for rain run off (this is the version we provide in the plans) and the other set is actually…
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Sourdough Banana Bread
In my constant search to figure out how else I can use my sourdough starter discard (I refuse to throw it away- its liquid gold!) I came across an interesting looking recipe for sourdough banana bread on The Perfect Loaf. The original recipe only made one loaf and in my house that doesn’t fly. If I’m going to the effort…
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Chicken Feed & Nutrition
I get a lot of questions lately regarding what and how we feed our flocks, so I thought I would answer some of those questions here. I post lots of pictures and videos of my chickens eating some unusual things and I always get some funny responses from you guys. Yes, my chickens are savages and will eat just about…
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DIY Chicken Waterer
Hey guys, Corey (aka: Mr TLB Farm) here I’m taking over the TLB blog today to talk about clean and efficient chicken water solutions. (boorrrrriiinnnng) No, really…this is cool stuff. If you are like me and are always trying to find better ways to make your farm work more efficiently, then I hope this can be of use to you…
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Old-Fashioned Eggnog
Eggnog is my kids favorite thing to drink around the holidays, so I’ve been making big batches of this homemade eggnog recipe for about 10 years now. The one year I caved and decided to buy some from the store instead of making it from scratch, the kids sulked and the half-full carton sat in the fridge…taunting me for my…
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