Tag: chickens

Some time ago, I saw something on the internet. It sounded intriguing. The idea is for your chicken coop. Often, I will find small birds in my coop. Sparrows. Chickadees. They hop in the open door to help themselves to my chicken feed. Pooping. And with the avian flu… they could possibly be carriers. Keeping…

Well, finally! Yippee! My first pullet egg from one of my New Hampshire Reds! And while I’m eggcited for these good layers to get going, I can’t help but be eggcited to see what colors of eggs my Ameracaunas will produce!

Trying something new today. These heat lamps are a pet peeve of mine. They are cheaply made. They are very hot. They can start fires if they fall. I just don’t particularly care for the product! But when the weather drops, I need to keep my chickens warm. For those who insist that’s not necessary,…

Remember my chicken tractor? It has been in a state of disuse… since I now free range all my chickens out of a solid coop, I decided to sell the thing… and maybe make a bit of money. But first I asked Victoria if she wanted it. She did! This morning she drove over from…

Relatively warm overnight, with no snow, and enough wind to strip what had fallen back a great deal… made for a good night of calving! No entries into my “calf in a bag”! Yippee! That meant my morning could be turned over to something I’ve been neglecting… spring cleaning my chicken coop! Whoop. Whoop. I…

I had to move my chicks out to the coop today… They needed more room, they were making a dusty mess of my mud room, and the scent that lingered in the mud room was not the least Christmas-y. I worked on a conglomeration of wire dog crates and cardboard. They must be apart from…

Ugly/Cute plus 8 days… looking more Phyllis Diller-ish to me. While the big white tops are getting all the attention, there are some others with suspicious topknots as well. What a menagerie…. So long as they lay eggs, they can look however, I guess!

Her preferred seating is on top of the quart jar feeder. Cheeky little chook!