Category: Chickens

What else is there to talk about other than chickens. This is a few of the settling in for the night on their perch.

The chickens are continuing to grow. We are starting to experiment with different foods. They love lettuce but aren’t keen on radish tops and the strawberry tops were a total mystery.

One month old 3 ounce chick meets 11 month old 90 lb boxer who seriously just want to play. Not a mean bone in his body and deeply curious, Farley would happily have taken all 13 chicks home in order to love and protect them as his own. It’s was really sweet and funny.

Need I say more?

The chicks are ready to move into their big coop – well, truth be told, we are ready to for them to move out of the house. The big move happened this morning with minimal trauma. They found their food and water without a problem as well as the roost under the heat lamp. There […]

Spring on the ‘farm’ always means chicks. This year we purchased 12 one-day old hatchlings from the local feed store. As their name would suggest we received a Baker’s dozen. Thirteen little fluff balls. Their home has taken over the dining room table.

Our chickens laid their first egg and it’s still warm! We don’t know who laid it and it was on the floor, not in a nesting box but this is proof that we are doing a few thing right. The girls love banana and strawberry tops but rhubarb not so much. They are also enjoying […]

‘The girls’ have arrived! We picked up six Red Sex Link pullets from Bakers Feed Store last week. They arrived in a crate (which has since been returned) all nice and feathery. Beautiful birds. The video is of them being taken out of the crate. A few feathers had to be smoothed. Literally.