I’m going to have to interrupt my regularly scheduled programming to bring you a very sad story. I lost 4 of my 6 chickens today- basically, my flock was wiped out, since the two remaining are young, not yet settled in, and laying about one egg every other day between them. All my good layers, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Chickens’
The Fabulous Mr. Fox
Posted in Backyard Chickens, tagged Ameracauna, beheaded, Campine, chicken tractor, chicken transport, chicken-keeping, Chickens, coyote urine, enclosed run, fox, free range, Hamburg, headless chicken, henhouse, new flock, predator-proof, pullets, riparian corridor on January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hopeless Chicken Mom
Posted in Backyard Chickens, tagged 8 weeks old, Backyard Chickens, chicken house, Chickens, coop, heat lamp on August 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m probably too sentimental to have chickens as pets. These are barnyard birds after all (or at best backyard), apparently with little need for extraneous things like light, warmth or comfort. Except of course that they appear to crave those things, if you really watch them. Which is why I turned the light back on.
I [...]
Swiss Chard and Onion Quiche
Posted in Eggs, Greens, Main dishes, tagged balsamic vinegar tart, cherry tomato, Chickens, chicks, coop, cream, feta cheese, grilled polenta, patio fare, pecorino-romano, pine nuts, quiche, red onions, swiss chard, watermelon on July 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We had a little party for our 5 new baby chicks last night – they are one month old and getting ready to move out to their new digs in the garden, so we called it a “coop-warming party” and invited all our friends. Everyone was quite entertained by the idea – one couple, who [...]
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