The Rainbow Roost

10/05/2023

Our beautiful homestead - can be your home away from home.

10/05/2023

Our resident assistant groundskeeper is making sure the property is properly watered. 😊

09/03/2023

09/03/2023

Check out our latest project and subscribe to the new 🌈 Rainbow Roost channel! https://youtu.be/TzPnXKelMiI

06/03/2023

I planted 3 new trees today! Two avocados and the second mango trees were added to the line of mandarin, nance, and mango. That makes six fruit trees in an otherwise sparse field. Step by step, we will turn this into a tropical food forest!

12/02/2023

Soil update: we are moving along nicely. Starting to bring the clay soil back to life by introducing organic matter, worms, and the basic ingredients to support the microbes and everything else that helps make a soil web successful. In just one month it has broken down so much more than I thought possible!

05/02/2023

Transplanting seedlings today! The fence project is in full swing, but in the meantime I am going to grow these herbs and ornamentals in pots to keep them happy. For now, random horses, chickens, etc. wander through and eat all the greenery. Once we have a fence, we can find them some more permanent homes. Baby steps!

03/02/2023

Major upgrade for the worms! We took them from their two humble 5 gallon buckets and upgraded to an extra large 40 gallon tote! We shredded cardboard and paper products and mixed in soil, sand, coco coir, aged manure, crushed egg shell and some compost. They are officially loving life in the new worm mansion. I can't wait to harvest all the castings in the coming weeks. Even with the small buckets, we have collected about half a garbage can full. Going to be using the castings to amend the soil for the baby trees, who are being planted soon. Stay tuned!

26/01/2023

Can't wait to find space for these plants! One step closer to a tropical food paradise. 😁

08/01/2023

Homestead in beautiful Nicaragua

05/06/2022

08/04/2021

☺️ I am loving all the different hens that are able to create such unique eggs!

10/03/2021

A pet a day keeps the vet away!

14/02/2021

February Freeze! No worries, everyone is well cared for and doing fine! The hens have their hot vitamin water and fresh fodder, and an outdoor heat lamp to keep the regular water from freezing. They are unheated in their coops (and much safer that way) but draft-free and huddled together at night. We have even started getting eggs again, and they are a beautiful mix of new colors and shapes. Poppy the pig has been snarfling snow, burrowing in the hay, and warming her buns by the outdoor chimenea.

13/02/2021

Our mini pig, Poppy, is pretending to sleep while I rub her belly. Every time I stop, she nudges me. 😂

30/04/2020

The chicks hatched this week and are doing great!

23/09/2019

Our "someday" goals definitely include some goats to coo and smile at!! 😍

Who knew?

09/07/2019

It's been a cool, wet summer but the garden is loving it! Lots of yummy food coming our way every day now. Snap peas and garlic have finished, strawberries are coming to an end, and in their place are green beans, raspberries, cucumbers, and so much more! Our tomatoes and sunflower plants are reaching sky-high and we are so proud. 😊

24/05/2019

The baby chicks hatched, and a day early to boot! 4/6 of the eggs were fertile, and all four turned to chicks 😁

03/05/2019

We are looking forward to the day we have baby chicks! Trying not to count them before they hatch. 😉

19/03/2019

It's officially Spring, according to the chickens!

08/09/2018

The spring chickens are all grown up and coming into their own! They have started roosting up in the new big coop, and they have fully integrated into the adult flock.

31/08/2018

Just a day in the life of the Rainbow Roost

18/08/2018

The new chicken coop is almost finished! We built it with plywood, recycled wood, and a large upcycled wooden pallet. It's the biggest one yet, and I can't wait to put the finishing touches on it! 🌈👷🏻‍♀️🛠🎨 🐔🐤🐥🐣❤️

06/08/2018

We made the news! 4 year old Justice is featured here for winning 1st place in the kids division for our hen "Rainbow" Silkie.

Twenty chickens from across the Portland area competed in the Chicken Beauty Contest at the Lents Street Fair.

13/07/2018

Eggs, lovely eggs! The girls have been very productive these past couple weeks, even with the periods of very hot weather. We recently acquired a deep freezer (thanks to family!) so we have been able to save lots of garden goodies and feed frozen treats to the animals when it tops 90 degrees. And now we have ice for the waterers (and iced drinks for the humans)! Sometimes it's the little things that make a huge difference. 🌈🐓🌞🥚❤️