chickens

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How to Pressure Cook an Old Laying Hen

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 have said this before, but I do believe that this…
April 24, 2014
Backyard Chickens 101 – Questions to Ask Yourself Before Jumping In!

Backyard Chickens 101 – Questions to Ask Yourself Before Jumping In!

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 what it means to delve into the world of laying…
February 1, 2014
Chicken Round Up

Chicken Round Up

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 to bring you the rest of the fantastic posts!  Here's…
November 18, 2013
Backyard Chickens (Keeping & Care)

Backyard Chickens (Keeping & Care)

In 2010, after living on our 1/8 acre for a couple of years and before transforming everything into the mini farm it is today, we decided to get a couple of chickens and try our hand at the keeping and care of our very first farm animals.  See, we dream of acreage...of wide open spaces...of quiet nights and farm-work filled…
November 14, 2013
Grow, Harvest, Eat

Grow, Harvest, Eat

Last weekend was an absolute whirlwind of activity!  Do you ever feel like you need another weekend to recover from your weekend?  Yeah...me too!  Happy Monday!!! There was the work on the chicken coop first thing Friday morning in order to help make the Ladies a bit happier after all the rains and mud and chilly nights we've been having.…
September 30, 2013