Tag: Chicken
Growing and Changing Spaces
by Seasonsgirl
Our baby chick’s are officially out in the coop with the big girls. They have their own space in the coop and are protected from the big girls, but can see, hear, and somewhat interact with each other. Before the big move the coop was cleaned and the babies spent some more time outside. This was the closest the babies have been to the … Read More Growing and Changing Spaces
Summer grass
by Seasonsgirl
I am so glad that the summer grass has come in and the chickens have plenty of fresh, green, healthy, grass to forage in. Happy chickens=healthy chickens=good eggs 😉
Back to business…
by Seasonsgirl
The snow is starting to melt and the girls are enjoying getting back out to forage They are enjoying being out in the parts of the yard that are free from snow And finding bugs that are coming out now that the snow is melting I am happier because I am getting more eggs They are much happier now that they can be out … Read More Back to business…
Growing and Laying
by Seasonsgirl
Our baby chicks aren’t so babyish anymore… sad face 😦 Two of our Columbian Rock Crosses have started laying (but not the one pictured below)… And maybe even one of my New Hampshire…. Their eggs have been so little and cute 🙂 No yokes in them at first, but now they are getting a little bigger so we’ll see when I crack open a … Read More Growing and Laying
Adventures for Baby Chicks
by Seasonsgirl
Our baby chicks are growing and as you know from my last post are able to regulate their body temperature enough where they can be out in the yard on nice warm days. As you can see from the above photo when they go outside they are placed in our newly built chicken tractor so they are safe to explore and birds or other … Read More Adventures for Baby Chicks
Ten Things Learned While Raising Chickens
by Seasonsgirl
Keeping chickens is a big job. Much of the time you are learning new things about chicken keeping and the rest of the time it is maintaining of food, water, health, etc. Along this process you learn a lot and have a lot of fun. Here are ten things I have learned so far about raising chickens: 1. The more you handle them as … Read More Ten Things Learned While Raising Chickens
New roosts and boxes
by Seasonsgirl
The chickens should be happy now… we spent the whole weekend building them new laying boxes and perches. My mom and step-father came up to help us. It was a bigger job then I thought, but it is done now and the girls now just need to get used to it 🙂 They now have 9 new boxes and 3 old ones as well … Read More New roosts and boxes
Chicken Keeper…
by Seasonsgirl
Being a chicken keeper is not as easy as it sounds. Like any animal there are daily decisions about care, feed, shelter, etc. Today dilemma was about clipping the new chickens flight feathers as they keep escaping their area and the concern is that our neighbors dogs or other wild animals will get them. As I said the other day, they are safer inside the area we … Read More Chicken Keeper…
Jumping Chickens
by Seasonsgirl
Our buff chicks have grown so much over the last three months… they are almost the size of the Rhode islands. It is still fun to watch them copy the Rhode Islands and learn to eat new things. They also have learned how to jump the fence…Not something I wanted them to learn so we are working to break them of… but don’t think … Read More Jumping Chickens
Chickens and Watermelon
by Seasonsgirl
Since it has been so hot out off and on for the past week we have been enjoying the first watermelons of the season. Once the rinds are mostly clean the chickens get to peck them clean. This I found out is a favorite summer treat for the chickens (yes I know it is still spring).So when I threw out some rinds the other day … Read More Chickens and Watermelon
Buffs Month 2 1/2
by Seasonsgirl
The baby buff’s are quite a bunch. They oriented to the outside quickly and after a couple of weeks are now trying to get in with the big ladies our Rhode Islands. They are so cute running across the yard after the big girls their bottoms just a moving…They are getting bigger this past couple of week as it seems between 2 months and … Read More Buffs Month 2 1/2
Chicken Scratch
by Seasonsgirl
Today the rain that the weather man promised came… I couldn’t be upset about it though as it was good for the garden, the trees, and the land. It seems the grass shot up today and already needs mowing again. Hubby just mowed on Wednesday so he was not all that happy he needs to mow again two days later 😉 I didn’t mind … Read More Chicken Scratch
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