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They’re here! They’re here!
Little bittie’s arrived on Tuesday!! On Tuesday afternoon I made my normal trip to the chicken house to gather the eggs and distribute fresh water to my normal flock and check on the broody mama’s due...
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Of cows and chickens
It’s amazing to me that anyone may be short on hay this winter since we had such a great season. But then I think about the drought the rest of the country had and still has and then I understand. We...
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Finally six months later
Remember back in late June when I had nine of twelve baby chicks hatch from green eggs?? Well, I just got back from the henhouse and I am thrilled. Finally after six months, the little pips have grown...
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Hens & Rooster
I think everyone knows I work full time and want so much to be home on the farm full time. I know my time will come soon and in the meantime I cherish every minute I can get outside. Since I’ve had...
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An odd thing happened at the henhouse . . .
I’m so proud of my multi-color, multi-breed flock of chickens. Some are over seven years old but I just can’t bear to get rid of them and I have several hens that are good brooders and give me fresh...
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Easy as pie egg-blowing but not for children!!!
Over the last three years, I’ve found all sizes of eggs that the hens have left for me but the little guys in the photo above are real treasures. I use them throughout the house as decorations. I use...
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Four broody hens sitting
Our egg count is down to 12-15 per day as of late. I have four hens sitting and should have a new flock started by the weekend. Here are three of them and they’re due to hatch somewhere between...
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Fabric eggs
I have a marvelous friend from Stockton Maryland that taught me how to do these pretty eggs. I love using these for decorating for any season or just to be different decor. They’re very easy to make...
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My ladies are worth their weight in gold
I don’t think any words would explain myself any better than these photos!Filed under: Animals, Chickens Tagged: cartons full, chickens, eggs, food, plenty
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The farm has been quite busy for the last three weeks
The farm is always busy but the last three weeks have been quite busy. My chickens had almost completely quit laying but now the eggs are pouring out of them. We’re getting 18-22 eggs a day and two...
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First broody hen of 2014
This is “Crow”. She is a bantam which means she about half the size of a normal farm hen. She came to live with me about two years ago after her old family had to move and couldn’t take their...
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Hens and chicks and chicks and hens
My egg crop is dwindling these days because someone or should I say several of my ladies have decided to be “mommies” too!! This lady hatched two little ones about two weeks ago. Then this lady fought...
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More baby chicks
I sure have lots of broody hens this year. We just had another small hatch and I’m convinced “Elvis” is not spreading the love around and it’s time to add another rooster to the flock or two. This...
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Culling Chickens
Our chicken population exploded over the summer with chicks I hatched, chickens given to us by friends that decided they shouldn’t have them and chicks my hens hatched. My last total was 52 which...
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Country Girl Produce
This country girls is so busy it’s not funny and should explain why I haven’t posted this week. We have about six bushel of potatoes left over in the cellar and we want to sale five of them. We also …...
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Varmints on the Farm
GRAPHIC NATURE!! I went to gather the eggs yesterday afternoon and found one of my last year ISA Brown hens behind the feed barrel dead. Her head was missing and something had eaten all of the meat...
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Adding To The Flock
This year I’ve decided to raise some chicks into egg layers. I let three hens hatch last year and out of nine hatched (30 set) we got five hens and four roosters. This is not a good plan! I went …...
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You would think that I have enough to do on the farm but alas NO!! I have a friend that had a big flock of ducks and she had been giving me her duck eggs because they don’t eat them. … Continue reading →
View ArticlePullets Doing Their Job
I have the one hen from last year that just hatched out the three babies and I won’t get any eggs from her for at least three months and I have a Buff Orpington that should hatch any day. Farming is...
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From 50+ hens to 18 in one summer/fall season is not a good thing on the farm. Each spring I add days old chicks to the farm livestock. This year we added five each of ISA browns, Rhode Island reds,...
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