We love having our chickens free-range in our backyard. They eat a wider range of food, which saves us some […]
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Our backyard flock has been taking it easy this winter. They have been enjoying a mild winter and took a
My sister raised a new batch of hens this past September and I was with her and my nephew when
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The chickens have been patient through a very wet, cold Spring in Oregon. Wet conditions in a chicken coop can
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My flock of urban chickens have had quite the busy and productive Spring this year. They enjoyed free-ranging in the
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“An egg! An egg! An egg!” You could hear the excitement in my voice carrying through the neighborhood on a
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Yesterday I had a couple sunny hours ahead of me before dusk, so I decided to tend to a few
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We had our first “storm” of the season a couple nights ago involving some chilling overnight temperatures, hard rain and
I love having a new little flock of mini, bantam chickens, but sadly they are moving to a friend’s house
We have some new, temporary residents on our little urban homestead: bantam chickens! Bantams are nicknamed “banties” for short and
