Spring Eggs
Today is the first day of Spring, and there are signs of it all over our urban homestead. We are […]
Building Fort Knox
One giant compromise of letting the chickens free-range in our backyard is allowing them to ravage our vegetable beds from
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backyard livestock, chickens, row covers
Winter Chickens
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about my flock of urban chickens, who have been quietly keeping toasty during this
Snowed in Chickens
Different people have different ways of dealing with cold weather and chickens. Some build coops better insulated than our old
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backyard livestock, chickens
Strange Chickens
Florence has been laying eggs since August and I was beginning to wonder what the hold-up was with Maude. I
Crowing Hen
It’s about time for an update on my crowing hen, Pearl, after all that hoopla last week. Pearl’s crowing seemed
Pearl’s Video
I woke up again this morning to crowing. This time a little more of it than the last two mornings.
Unbelievable: Update
I found the culprit this morning: Pearl. I can’t really explain it except it appears Steve taught Pearl to crow
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backyard livestock, chickensThe Unbelievable
You are not going to believe this, because I can’t believe it myself. Guess what woke me up this morning?
First Egg
This evening I had the delight of discovering a fresh new egg from one of the younger ladies. It’s hard