Category: chickens
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little chickens, big chickens
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These new chickens of ours have felt a little bit like middle children compared to their older counterparts…there are very few pictures of them, they don’t get as many exciting…
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the new ladies on the block
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I’d love for you to meet the newest editions to our backyard flock–Bernadette and Beer Can! Bernadette (the yellow one) is a Buff Orpington and Beer Can (the red one)…
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pretty eggs
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Having our very own chicken eggs during Easter, obviously meant that we needed to make our very own naturally dyed Easter eggs. And so that is exactly what we did!…
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what i’ve learned from a year with chickens
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A year ago today I picked up five baby chicks from Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply and excitedly brought them home. Being the reader and researcher that I am, I knew…
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spring has sprung
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Within 24 hours of arriving home from Phoenix, the snow starting falling in Minneapolis. While some may not find it enjoyable, I must say, it was a very pretty snowfall…
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a taste of spring
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What lovely weather we’ve been having! Everyone around here is eagerly soaking in the warm temps and luscious sunlight. Our snow is completely gone and the chickens and cat are constantly…
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winter molters
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Most books on chickens will tell you that chickens generally molt in the fall. Then other books will tell you that occasionally this is not the case. However, most chicken books do…
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chickens in the snow
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First shortened days and now falling snow. It looks as though winter has arrived and is quite possibly here to stay! While we cozy up inside, the ladies are having…
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chickens in the dark
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Now that Day Light Savings has ended and the days are progressively getting shorter, I’m finding that there is very little time to see my chickens in the daylight. Last…
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fridays in the fall
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I had every intention of posting something about healthy living today–fitting, in light of the Ebola happenings–but after a long day yesterday of giving tests, writing tests, and grading papers,…