Showing posts with label chickens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chickens. Show all posts
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Raccoon Problems

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This post has information about how to trap and dispatch predators on your homestead. If you think all creatures can live in harmony, you ...
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Friday, February 12, 2016

And We Are Back

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Okay I know, it's been a year. I fell off of the blogging wagon. To be honest, I fell asleep at the reins, fell off and was run ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015

Barley Fodder System

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Who doesn't like to see some greenery in the middle of winter? I know I do and so do my chickens. I started a very simple barley fodde...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Chicken Tractor's Final Move

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As I alluded to in a previous post, the chicken tractor I built became a burden to move. I decided to park it and let it become a statio...
Friday, August 22, 2014

Supervised Free Range Chickens

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After talking to some knowledgeable friends, I have decided to try letting the girls out on supervised free range expeditions. I hope t...
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

EGGS!

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Finally! We now have eggs! Only two of our hens are laying so far. None of the Araucana's are laying yet, we are just getting brown eg...
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Getting Ready For Eggs!

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Dara and Higgs are putting fake ceramic eggs in the nest boxes. The chickens will see these and know where to lay the real eggs. ...
Thursday, July 31, 2014

Chicken Update

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The chickens are pretty much full grown now. They are all healthy, happy ladies. For some reason they always peck at my water boots...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Red Light District

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There is an eerie glow in our backyard these days. It's like a chicken aquarium! I didn't properly ween the chicks...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Homestead Update

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We have a lot going on around the homestead. I always seem to have multiple projects going on at the same time. But, I have one project tha...
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Chicks Love The Worm

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Dara and I have been pulling worms out of the worm bin to feed the chickens. While the chickens love them, I realize I am shooting myself ...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Bedroom Full Of Chicks

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That's right, I have 10 girls eating out of my hand in the bedroom! These chicks have a ton of energy and don't mind sharing the s...
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Monday, November 5, 2012

Eat local when you can

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We found a local producer of chickens, eggs, turkeys and pigs. This is a small family operation that started this past year. It is importan...
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