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3/9/16 update

The baby chicks are getting bigger and are starting to get their feathers on their wings and tails. They are 1 week old today. This is the Ameraucana. The younger silkies are almost 5 weeks and really enjoyed the recent nice weather. Bob and Lahaina are not quite adopting the young ones but are niceContinue reading “3/9/16 update”

Late Night with Margaret

It was a late night with Margaret in the emergency vet hospital. We came home from work and Margaret was struggling with breathing and straining her neck and mouth. She had separated herself from the rest of the flock and was crouched in the corner of the barn. We did some quick checking on theContinue reading “Late Night with Margaret”

New additions

We eagerly started out the day heading to the feed store for some new day old chicks. We are proud to introduce 7 new members to the flock. 2 black marans, 2 cuckoo marans, 2 barred rocks and 1 little amauracana.

One day of spring

We had an amazing Saturday with temperatures in the 50s. I let the 4 new silkies outside for some fresh air. They have been getting a little stinky inside so out to the barn they go. We built a mini brooder in the barn to keep them warm and away from the rest of theContinue reading “One day of spring”

Winter, spring, winter

With the weather swinging from warm to cold the chickens and kids have enjoyed seeing some grass outside. The kids enjoying the wet backyard. Ringo and Martha have become quite a couple and I have experienced true life on the farm- chickens mating. Martha is a welsummer and is probably the smartest chicken we have. Continue reading “Winter, spring, winter”

Our highs and lows

We have had a turbulant couple of days on the farm. I noticed a couple of days ago, Warhammer was having difficulty walking. She was not able to curl her toes. I brought her in out of the cold but her health dramatically declined over the next 24 hours. By Thursday evening she was notContinue reading “Our highs and lows”

“Some Egg”

We have a mystery layer that has given me 2 eggs of gigantic proportions. I finally bought one of those cute scales to weigh the egg.

Upgrades in the Hen House

Since we have moved out to Corcoran, we enjoy hanging around the house more and tinker about. This is a pretty significant change in our approach to weekends vs. when we lived in the condo- our tradition in the condo was to pack our weekend full of activities so we were at home as littleContinue reading “Upgrades in the Hen House”

Sherlock Holmes Case

So we were super excited to see two eggs yesterday. We knew one of the hens we picked up last weekend had been laying. Today we all rushed out to the barn to see if we had any more and I was happy to see another egg. The laying welsummer hen has been named Martha.Continue reading “Sherlock Holmes Case”