For a short while this winter I thought that, for the first time in years, we wouldn’t add any new chicks to the flock this year. With all of the transitions and upheaval, I guess I was thinking that adding some Newbies to the mix might not be the best…
Well, it only took us two months to get a bit clearer on our path from the city and into a whole new way of living, but clearer it is…which means projects we’ve been putting off have to be taken care, no matter what the weather, time or energy allows…
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…
Remember those cute, fluffy chicks that, just a few months ago were peeping up a storm in their brooder in our garage? They’re all grown up now! Well…almost! Technically, they’re still pullets, which means they’re like teenagers…eating everything in sight but not contributing anything (like eggs) yet! 😉 This weekend…
One of the hardest parts about keeping laying hens is the act of culling them. Hands down. No matter how intentionally we began on this path of keeping chickens or how many times we think about or talk about the process, it just doesn’t get any easier. I know I…
xoxo, M
So, you’re thinking about getting a small flock of backyard chickens, ha? Well, I couldn’t be happier to hear that! However, there are some details to think about before diving in head first like we did! What I will offer you here is the opportunity to think, really think, about…
Everyone likes chickens, right? I mean, really!? Yeah…that’s what I thought! So, I’ve gotten together with six other bloggers to bring you a big fat Chicken Round Up! My contribution to the Round Up, The Care and Keeping of Backyard Chickens was posted here last week, so now it’s time…