Stitch And Steel Homestead

Stitch And Steel Homestead A small family homestead near Lindsay Ontario, trying to become better stewards of the land and the animals we share it with

11/01/2025
How to get perfect hard boiled eggs from farm fresh:Everyone’s out here saying you need to tap them or poke holes in the...
11/01/2025

How to get perfect hard boiled eggs from farm fresh:

Everyone’s out here saying you need to tap them or poke holes in them, steam them or use baking soda or one of a million other tricks.
The truth is the membrane just bonds too tightly to the white of an egg that’s really fresh. Plan ahead- let that carton sit on the counter (unwashed) for at least a week before you even think about boiling them. 2 weeks in the fridge if they’re washed. It’s a perfect thing to do with older eggs that have been hanging around a little too long to help the family eat them up quickly.
I put them in a pot of cold water and bring them just to a boil. Shut the stove off, put the lid on, and let them sit on the warm element for 6 minutes. Then drain, shake the pot to crack the shells, fill the pot with cold water and peel whenever they’re cool enough to handle.
That’s just the right amount of time for the yolks to be set but still bright yellow and just the teensiest bit jammy in the very centre, but if you like your yolks really solid just leave them one extra minute.

10/28/2025

Sometimes, when chickens lay eggs they forget the shell! 😅

Working on the gravel pad outside while the ladies lay waste to the inside 🤣
10/26/2025

Working on the gravel pad outside while the ladies lay waste to the inside 🤣

They’re home!! All 41 birds (adults and the chicks hatched last month) are moved into the Bawk Mahal!
10/26/2025

They’re home!! All 41 birds (adults and the chicks hatched last month) are moved into the Bawk Mahal!

10/25/2025
After more than a year of literal blood sweat and tears invested in the project, our bougie af chicken coop is ready to ...
10/25/2025

After more than a year of literal blood sweat and tears invested in the project, our bougie af chicken coop is ready to receive the chimkens! There are still a few loose ends to tie up like storm windows for the openings on the southern wall, and the outside steps leading up to the coop, but after night falls and the chickies go to bed (and become easy to catch) we’ll move them into their new home.
After making all the jokes about how fancy this thing is, when I saw the sign and twinkle lights at the thrift store for a few dollars how could I not!?

10/21/2025

This girl has had a cough since she came home. It’s been a few weeks now and it’s gotten worse not better, and she started having some bright yellow green snot and a bit of a fever so it was time to have the vet out.
Spicy girl tried to kick the vet so she got a shot of night night juice too, and we investigated a scratch on her cornea but it’s already healed over so there was nothing to be done for it. Antibiotics for the next few days and she should be right as rain.

10/21/2025
Decided to work on some fall decor while waiting for it to warm up enough to go work on the chicken coop
10/16/2025

Decided to work on some fall decor while waiting for it to warm up enough to go work on the chicken coop

Good morning! Getting frosty here…
10/16/2025

Good morning! Getting frosty here…

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2549 ON 35
Lindsay, ON
K9V4R4

Telephone

+16475468906

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