Prickle Valley Farmstead

11/06/2025

https://snipverse.com/?ref=pri-3yu5bb

11/01/2025

🥚 Where’d all the eggs go? 🐔
You may have noticed we don’t have as many eggs available this time of year — and there’s a good reason for that! As the days get shorter and the weather cools, our hens naturally slow down on laying.
🌅 Less daylight = fewer eggs.
Chickens need around 14–16 hours of daylight to stay in full production. When fall rolls around, daylight drops — and their bodies know it’s time to take a break.
🪶 It’s also molting season!
This is when hens shed old feathers and grow in new ones, which takes a lot of energy (feathers are made mostly of protein!). During this time, they focus on feather growth instead of egg production.
💤 A well-deserved rest.
We let our girls follow nature’s rhythm — no extra lights, no rush — just rest and recharge so they’ll be healthy and ready to lay strong again come spring!
So if eggs are a little harder to come by right now, know that it’s all part of keeping our flock happy, healthy, and in tune with the seasons.

10/26/2025

Rotational Grazing

10/09/2025

Celebrating my 1st year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

10/09/2025

NOT ADVERTISING, more like an info dump: and: I did run this through chatGPT to check for accuracy and because I tend to get a little wordy... 😅

I recently joined Snipverse, a Web3 decentralized social platform built on the Proton (XPR) blockchain.

On Snipverse, I earn SNIPS (its native token) for posts, engagement, and tips. The platform also supports staking, which gives extra perks and rewards.

Now, I’m not here pushing anyone... I’ve tried platforms like this before with mixed results, but so far I like what I’m seeing and I'm just sharing the info becaus I think it is worth sharing.

A few things to note (in my experience):
• The site feels new and is in active development.
• In my browser, I had to adjust security settings (allow less-secure content) in order to get it to load properly.
• The comment / engagement UX isn’t yet as smooth as on big social platforms but this also encourages real organic engagement, so that may actually be a positive attribute.

For me, those are manageable tradeoffs so far, and the potential seems worth it. I started for free, and later put in about $20 (USD value) in SNIPS which I staked (and I haven’t lost value on those, in my case... the market value of course fluctuates, but I consider the units undervalued and the value they bring me useful for my personal goals.)

If the idea of decentralized social media, crypto rewards, and building something new interests you, you might want to check it out. Here’s my referral link (or you can just hunt it down yourself):
→ https://snipverse.com/?ref=pri-3yu5bb

No pressure — but I think this kind of tech could bring something new and meaningful, and I’m glad I found a platform I can be excited about. I hope I see you there!

Share, learn and earn crypto rewards while connecting with people from around the world

07/28/2025

I glittered the orbweaver this morning so I'd know where she was when I walked out and by the time I got done with the watering she had almost finished packing up to move. 🤣 I guess I'm the HOA monster here🫢

07/24/2025

We found some chicken snacks... 🫢