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Saying Goodbye: Ginger’s Last Feature

Please join me as I share some memories of Ginger. On November 5, 2019 we had to say goodbye to one of the best girls a fur-mommy and fur-daddy could ever ask for, Ginger Louise Jones.

5 Questions You Need Answered Before You Get Chickens

Have you seen the cute chicken coops on Pintrest or Facebook and said to yourself, “I would love to have some of those. They are so cute.”? Don’t know where to start? Start here with the 5 questions you need answered before you get chickens. This insightful article comes complete with a free printable to use when you’re talking to officials. Check it out, only on TreadlingHome.com.

Toweling: The Towels of the Kitchen

The world of toweling is vast and can be extremely overwhelming for those who are new to it, especially when looking at towels as tools. There are so many types and for each type there are sub-types and so on…it’s enough to make a person’s head spin! Well I’m here to help! We are going…

Tragic Loss on the Homestead: 3 Chickens Dead

I told Josh that Penny was the only one I could see alive that was injured and that we needed to get her out of the coup and run area asap since the other chickens had begun to peck at her wounds (chickens will peck at anything red, especially blood). Since Penny had been with us for 3 years and she was 1 of my pets, I started to panic, shout and cry when the other chickens started pecking at her more when she tried to get a drink of water. She just cowered her head down and walked to the corner trying to hide her head.

Doggy Allergies…Hmm!

My poor dog always has eye buggers, but today it was so bad her poor little eye was almost totally swollen shut. I, being the doting doggy mommy, got on line to see what to do. I figured that I would give her 1 Benedryl every 5-6 hours and see how that worked for her…