Broody Lahaina This is our first hen to go broody. I had to do a google search to figure out what exactly it looked like. What I found were descriptors such as your hen refuse to move, flattening her body, etc. The suggestion is to pick her up and move her away from theContinue reading “Broody Hens and Goat Training”
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Escape Artist
We thought we had solved the problem of Aspen sneaking out of her pen this last weekend but this morning she was found wandering around the backyard. Dustin put her back in the pen and went to work. When I came home from work I found Aspen in the chicken part of the barn. AgainContinue reading “Escape Artist”
It is the weekend again and it is too hard to sleep in when I know all the girls want to get out of the barn. I havent completely gotten comfortable of having all the chickens free range day and night. Sadie is the same way in the mornings and helped me open the doorsContinue reading
Two New Additions
We had two new additions to close out the weekend: a few more chicks- you just can’t ever have too many chicks a vegetable garden Now, I have come to a good place around how many chickens is too many chickens. According to my husband that special number is 25, which I will agree isContinue reading “Two New Additions”
All time high production
Today was a Saturday so we were able to be around the barn and a little more today. The girls were making quite the noise this morning and we were excited to see who was actually laying eggs. We had an all-time high of 7x today. If you are not familiar with the egg songContinue reading “All time high production”
Hay Auction and Egg Update
Today was going to be a pretty busy day since both of the kids had birthday parties to head to early afternoon. As we were enjoying the morning, the doorbell rang and it was one of our neighbors down the street. He introduced himself and informed us that there was a hay auction that heContinue reading “Hay Auction and Egg Update”
Little Chickie Update
The little chicks are now 4 1/2 & 8 weeks old. They double in size since we were gone for the week. The chicks are big enough that I moved them out of the brooder and we built them a roosting spot.
Chicken TV
We have come to enjoy the weekend mornings watching the antics of the chickens. We have coined this “chicken tv”. This consists of watching the chickens and everyone in the family taking turns providing commentary. This morning we looked out the window and noticed all the chickens were facing the barn wall. This completly remindedContinue reading “Chicken TV”
MIA
Came home with Eli tonight and the neighbor came over to ask if we were missing a chicken. I started thinking in my head who it might be. She had mentioned one of the black ones. I checked the barn and sure enough one of them was missing. I can never tell who is JackieContinue reading “MIA”
Garden here we come.
We have continued to have some nice weather which is giving us the garden bug. Dustin is determined to have quite a garden this year. We spent the weekend to start prepping the ground. As you can see the chickens have also enjoyed the new garden, hunting down worms and bugs. The chickens have beenContinue reading “Garden here we come.”
Chick with a Whistle Farms 