Parkwin Hill Homestead
Our time is now spent raising our dog, cat, and chickens, growing our own produce, and slowly renovating our 200 year-old farmhouse.
We left our hectic lives in NYC behind for some peace and quiet in the country and ended up with a small hobby farm in the Western Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York.
This almost lost her life today to a fox because with my broken foot I couldnโt chase it off. But this little guardian stepped in and chased it, forcing the fox to drop the chicken from its mouth, and saved her life! Sheโs my little ! โค๏ธ
She could be a pain in my a**, but she was a good leader and died protecting her flock from an enemy. RIP Ethel ๐ข
The best month at our little ๐บ๐ธ๐ผ
Some of my are such a-holes! ๐ข๐
Squirrel proof but apparently not proof!
My somewhat guardian
Just one of the girls ๐
She is not happy that I had to move her butt from the nest box to the roost! ๐
Warmer days are here finally, and itโs a beautiful sight!
Not the first sheโs eaten! ๐ณ
Nooooooooo ๐ฉ
Sunbathing on our roof? I think they were attracted to the dead Fisher cat I had to remove from our yard to behind the barn ๐ง
That had to be painful! ๐ณ๐๐ณ
Someone stuck her nose where it shouldnโt be! ๐คฃ๐ถ๐
My poor lilac tree is weighted down with so much and ๐ณ
This was nice to wake up to this morning! โ๏ธ
And then there were 5. Itโs likely a fox made off with my beautiful, sweet Marigold this afternoon. Iโm heartbroken ๐๐ข
Iโll miss you ๐๐
Yep!
Absolutely yes! ๐ฅ๐โฅ๏ธ๐คฃ
The stay pretty entertained with all the in our yard. Sound on for cute cat noises ๐
My making new friends! โค๏ธ๐๐ฆ
When attack - or so she thinks! ๐
This popped up out of nowhere outside the and is now about 10 feet tall! It mustโve been from a rogue seed that the chickens missed when they were pecking away at sunflower heads last year. I love natureโs surprises! ๐ป
I love the of around here!
Can you identify the oddball? ๐ถ
Some of the wonders of ๐ธ
I love how quiet and peaceful it is walking around our property in the
My cleanup crew! ๐
Itโs days like today that make this lifestyle so difficult. My best girl, Ginger, had to be put down today after being very ill for well over a month. She was quite the little fighter but I just couldnโt let her suffer anymore. She loved being held, was my best forager, and was always by my side when out in the yard or garden. I will miss her dearly ๐ขโค๏ธ