chickens

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The Chickens are Molting!?! Now What?

The Chickens are Molting!?! Now What?

Why the heck are my chickens losing all their feathers and not producing eggs!?!?  Are they sick?  Pissed?  Dying?  Hungry?  Revolting against the colder temperatures?  WTF?! Wait, they're what?  Molting?  What the heck is molting and why is it happening while I'm tracking egg production vs. the cost of their feed? After a little research (the internet is truly an…
November 12, 2011
Preparing the Chickens for Hibernation

Preparing the Chickens for Hibernation

It's only a matter of time until the ground is frozen over, all the green is gone and covered by a blanket of white.  I enjoy winter.  I really do.  I just wish it wasn't 3 months long. I could be happy with just Spring, Summer and Fall...you? Right now, it's beautiful outside and it's not even freezing at night…
October 27, 2011
The Urban Farm Fall To-Do List

The Urban Farm Fall To-Do List

So, the summer veggies are in swift decline, the weather man is teasing us with "chilly weather" ahead and my Fall To-Do List just keeps growing and growing.Clear the Beds - Tomatoes, carrots, beans, potatoes, corn, cucumbers, bell peppers and jalapenos all still need to come out of their beds.  The problem is, a lot of it is still producing…
October 4, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

So many tomatoes still on the vine!!!  Yellows and greens and ......gorgeous reds!The ladies do love their Scratch!Lemon cuke, Brandywines and Pole BeansLove really is all around...This is the only one of it's kind in our yard......but the Morning Glories have officially taken over everything I've let them!Our potatoes are still very much alive.  Do I wait for them to…
September 28, 2011
Distraction Crop Turned Snack

Distraction Crop Turned Snack

What do you do with a failed cauliflower turned distraction crop when it's just freaking you out too much to stay in the front yard???  You put it in the chicken coop in the backyard and give the ladies a tasty, protein rich snack!Mmmmm...yummy aphids!!!I haven't taken a picture of the empty bucket that remains, but trust me, it's empty.…
September 1, 2011
A Clean Coop is a Happy Coop

A Clean Coop is a Happy Coop

Chickens are dirty birds.  They poop everywhere and then they kick their poop everywhere else while scratching around for food and bugs.  We probably don't clean out their coop as often as we could (I've read that some people clean out their coops every single week while we do ours every few months), but I think the dry weather we…
August 18, 2011