I was given some apples yesterday by one of our local farmers which made the chickens so incredibly happy! Apples!!! In February?! WooHoo!!! While taking some shots for Instagram, I became enthralled with their behaviors and decided to take a slow motion video to try to capture some of their mannerisms in a way that could be looked at a…
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Because he didn’t know that that’s where the coyotes live 😉 Despite their cute beginnings and all our hope for gobs of pure white eggs, our Leghorn chicks have grown into the most ridiculous chicken raising experience to date. Between their flightiness (yes, you all warned us) and our dogs, we’ve lost five of our eight Leghorns to escape and…
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xoxo, M
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I’m hoping you all can help me with a bit of a mystery as the feather variations/coloring of three of the five have been a complete surprise! We purchased five Easter Eggers/Ameraucanas that looked normal in their couple-of-days-old-selves and have wound up with two being the typical rusty/auburn colors, two being black and white, and one having these dusty.almost lavender feathers…
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Everyone loves itty bitty chicks and their fluffy butts, right? Well, it’s officially that time of year…the time when all us urban farmers are scrambling for our next flock of backyard chickens! You either get ’em while they’re itty bitty and hand raise them up or you wait until they are pullets and much closer to laying age. If you…
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So, you’ve asked yourself all of the questions and you’ve decided to jump into backyard chicken keeping with both feet? Awesome! You’ve created your brooder and have it ready with clean litter, a heat lamp and some food and water. You’ve picked your breeds, come up with a number you want to start with and you’re bursting at the seams…
