Roost & Roots Homestead

Roost & Roots Homestead On our small Wisconsin homestead: Raising chickens, children, and produce. Est. 2025

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07/10/2026

Admiring some monarch butterflies and all of the bumblebees in our pollinator garden.. and we have another hummingbird moth this year! 😍

Our flock was attacked a couple of weeks ago. It's a risk we know we take when we let the hens free range - it's a risk ...
07/07/2026

Our flock was attacked a couple of weeks ago. It's a risk we know we take when we let the hens free range - it's a risk we generally find worth taking because it gives our birds a better life.

They have that freedom to forage and scratch for all the bugs, worms, and mice they can find. They can wander under the trees and dust bathe in the sun together. They have constant access to covered spaces and up high places, but the risk is still there. The predator load is small during the day but not zero.

We lost four hens. Mossy, Daisy, Maisy, and Sibby. My grey Olive Egger, both Wyandottes, and one of the Light Brahmas. All of them were ones we raised as chicks last year. We buried them in between a wind break where the flock often congregates and rests ♡

This garter snake put up quite the fight against the 6 year old. We're pretty sure it's the same one he's been trying to...
06/15/2026

This garter snake put up quite the fight against the 6 year old. We're pretty sure it's the same one he's been trying to catch all week.

Garter snakes can be great against mice... yes... but this big one is practically trying to live inside the house, too. No thank you!

06/10/2026

Chickens also love watermelon when it's really hot out! 🍉 tomorrow has more high humid temps sooooo stay tuned for another episode of chicken treats ASMR 🤣

The look from 3 hens who saw me carrying a watermelon inside today and not immediately bringing slices out to them for s...
06/04/2026

The look from 3 hens who saw me carrying a watermelon inside today and not immediately bringing slices out to them for snack 😅

Let your kids name your animals..Why?This is Perpendicular.🫶🐔
05/30/2026

Let your kids name your animals..

Why?

This is Perpendicular.

🫶🐔

We planted flowers in our pajamas this morning 🌸🌼🏵We got well over 300 plants and seeds in the dirt over the weekend. Ho...
05/26/2026

We planted flowers in our pajamas this morning 🌸🌼🏵

We got well over 300 plants and seeds in the dirt over the weekend. Hoping for lots of jalapeños, garlic, and corn this year to make all the work worth it.

My tiny farmhand 🥰What do you think I'm putting in here??
05/25/2026

My tiny farmhand 🥰

What do you think I'm putting in here??

Loved going to the well as a kid, still love going to the well now
05/24/2026

Loved going to the well as a kid, still love going to the well now

It's starting to feel like a big scavenger hunt this week 🐦🐍🍇🧄
05/23/2026

It's starting to feel like a big scavenger hunt this week 🐦🐍🍇🧄

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