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Dec 02, 2018
My baby, Sweetpea
I have been keeping chickens strictly as pets, not for meat or anything of the sort (the eggs are just a bonus) since I was about 7. They've always been
Dec 02, 2018
Duchess, my sweet
Our chicken raising adventures began at my mother's house. She brought home Rhode Island Red and Buff Orpington hatching eggs simply for the experience,
Dec 02, 2018
Dumpling, my one and only
Some say it is to better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all. But this feeling, is the worst in the world. Dumpling wasn’t just a pet,
Dec 02, 2018
Our Big Black Sophia
Sophia came to us as most chicks do, from our local feed store as a 2-3 day old baby chick. She was one of two black sexlinks we purchased that day. It
Dec 02, 2018
A tribute to my best friend
Lopi was a rescue chicken and first became a part of my family in the middle of winter 2018. This was one of the coldest winters in several years and even
Dec 02, 2018
Cocka
Cocka was one of my 1st chicken purchases almost 2 years ago. He grew fast and weighed in at 20lbs. After a few months, I learned he was a meat bird.
Dec 02, 2018
Eloise the Easter Egger
Eloise was one of our first four hens as we started with backyard chickens two and a half years ago. We lost one hen to fowlpox last year, and the other
Jun 23, 2018
Animal husbandry: how to keep chickens healthy.
Good husbandry is the most effective way to prevent disease in any animal. Here are the 5 best ways to keep your chickens healthy all year round.
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Jun 13, 2018
A review of the best automatic chicken feeder on the market.
Grandpa's automatic chicken feeder is the best you can buy. I've had one for years, and here I explain why I wouldn't be without it.
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