Difficult Day on the Farm
If you have been following these pages for any length of time, you know that I have begun a small farm here at the monastery. Last year I was able to plant several raised beds with tomatoes and peppers and…
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Peter Preble
Faith • Grief • History • Hope
Tag Chickens
We Have Eggs!
For those of you who follow these pages you know that several months ago I purchased 6 chickens and a rooster. Each day I go to the coop and look for any signs of eggs. Well today I opened the…
Chickens Part 3 ~ The Blessing
Sunday last we held a blessing for the new chickens that arrived the previous week. The prayer comes from the Priests Service Book and is attributed to St. Modestos. It is a generic prayer for animals so I tailored it…
Chickens Part 2 ~ The Arrival
Monastery RI Reds Yesterday I wrote about getting ready for the arrival of the chickens and yesterday afternoon they arrived. We now have 7 hens and a rooster all Rhode Island Reds! They came from a family farm in Ellington,…
Chickens
For some time now I have been planning to get a few chickens in the backyard. Well it appears today is the day! This past year I have been thinking about ways that one can reduces ones food cost as…