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Tales of Marshmallow the brave
We have an Isa brown rooster named Marshmallow. He is creamy white with attractive brown bars on his wings and back. He is a little aggressive, but he
My little Runty Roo
Since Runty was a chick she would sleep alone. She had four sisters but she was the one they all picked on. She would sleep with a little cosmetic mirror
Chicken food: feeding your backyard flock on a budget.
What can chickens eat when you're on a tight budget? Here's a plan for inexpensive yet nutritious feed you can source from home.
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Sweet Little Beatrix
The spring, my mom brought me 2 beautiful Silkie chicks, one black and one white, from a swap in Kentucky. Both got sick. The little white sister died
Our sweet girls - Matilda and Petunia
Matilda was a bantam Rhode Island Red who was hatched in May 2019 at a nearby pre-school class and then given to us when she was two weeks old. A few weeks
Lucie & Peaches, 2023
Lucie was our Leghorn. We got her as a chick on Easter. It was our very first time having chicks. My husband surprised us with 4 of them. I was like omg,
Little Timmy – the star behind my pet therapy farm
Little Timmy was a Micro Serama, the smallest chicken breed in the world. He was hatched in my backyard in Idaho. I was technically in city limits when
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Rudy the rooster and the herding oar
To begin, I've only raised chickens for 2 years. Got the babies at tractor supply store. I knew nothing. Read everything about them. I didn't realize
Dottie
Dottie was a Speckled Sussex that we got at 3 days old. She was a failure to thrive baby and the place we bought her from gave her to us for free after
Memorial tributes to chickens we have lost during January and February, 2023.
Sharing memories of the chickens we have loved and lost during the early part of 2023..
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RIP Regina Reggiotto the best chicken there ever was.
Regina was a Rhode Island Red that was rescued from a slaughterhouse. My brother is orthodox Jewish and practicing Jewish slaughtering (it’s called shechita
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Rosa, Yella and Bluela
My husband got our 3 year old girl 3 chicks . They were dyed pink yellow and blue so we named them Rosa,Yella and Bluela. Our little one adored them and
Noodles
The first time i saw Noodles she was screaming for her life while being weighed at a butcher's shop. But she wasn't heavy enough so the butcher weighed
Elizabeth-Renee
Elizabeth was born on March 1st 2009 in New Jersey. She was a white Leghorn who was used for eggs in a tiny cage shared by 3 other hens. I had just gotten
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