Category Archives: Chickens

Chick Care 101

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

  Ideally, if you already have chickens you are going to let your broody hen do all this work for you.Ā  You can help pick the eggs she is sitting on but its just so much easier to let the … Continue reading →

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Feeding Back your Egg Shells to your Hens

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

The Hens are laying like mad at the moment. It feels like spring with the glut of older and pullet eggs coming in the house at the moment..   We are getting between 7 to 8 dozen a week at … Continue reading →

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How to Keep your Chickens Laying in Winter!

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

How keep a a steady supply of winter eggs on the homestead? I have gotten a few questions from local newer folks that are asking, how do I get my hens to keep or start laying eggs. This is a … Continue reading →

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What do you do with those extra roosters?

Posted on April 28, 2018 by

We all know that when we let our hens sit or we buy straight run chicks, we are going to get roosters and extra roosters are a very bad thing in a flock.. the boys will start fighting. Injuries between … Continue reading →

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3 Ways to Recycle your Egg Shells

Posted on April 24, 2018 by

This lovely sight greeted me this morning, Dear Hubby had washed the eggs and he had color coded them. Just adorable to find this waiting for me when I got up šŸ™‚ With the flush of eggs that comes in … Continue reading →

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Chickens are useful for cleaning up compost piles

Posted on September 3, 2017 by

This is the keep back hatching clutch of mixed eggs from this spring and a fine group they are, could not be more pleased with them. The purebreds are in their own group at this time and one of the … Continue reading →

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Growing Feathers! The Chicks are no longer fluffy!

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

Dear momma pointed out that I had not taken any new photos of the chicks in a while an she is right.. They are growing well, doing great, active and bright eyed, clean legs and feathers are coming in. IĀ have … Continue reading →

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Hatch 1-The final round up.

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

In aĀ tote with wire topper and a heat lamp over it (they will move to the bigger tote with the in-floor heatingĀ  in a few days) sits 17 chicks. This result breaks down in a few ways and we are … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter 2017

Posted on April 16, 2017 by

Wishing all my readers a very happy Easter 2017, I wish you many blessing to come though the year and hope that this weekend, you have done whatever makes your world a happier place be it quiet time, working time, … Continue reading →

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Peep, Peep- Its starting.. we will have Fluffy Chicks for Easter Sunday

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

It’s starting!! Not I just need to sit on my hands for the next 24 hours.. and wait it out! 5 have started so far and so much peeping going on in there when I put my ear to the … Continue reading →

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