Chicks are Not House Trained and Other Things to Know
One of my good friends is getting her first chicks, I thought I’d help by giving her some advice. We’ve raised 4 or 5 sets of girls successfully in Saint Paul, Minnesota; so… Continue reading
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January 15: Where is breakfast? It’s almost 9 o’clock!
With early school start times, we habitually feed the girls around 6:30 am. Today, we all moved in slow-motion and they had to wait, loudly and impatiently.
January 14: Heatwave
It’s finally warm enough for the girls to venture out and the camera not to freeze up.
December 15: Mud! Mud? Urban Chickens Shocked by Unseasonable Temps
Click on each picture to see the girls in their full sized glory.
December 14: Operation Melted Snow
#MNWX confounds my girls. Rooting (rioting?!) in the mud, Blackbird played lookout, alerting the brood when I entered the kitchen. In seconds, the deck was covered in vocal chickens asking, at the backdoor:… Continue reading
December 7: Two Fine Eggs
The protest is over. (They are happy I’m now serving calcium-enriched layer feed, again.)
December 3: Crispy Chicken
Snap, Crackle & Pop Chickens love stale Rice Crispies.
August 2: Dog Days of Summer
The base of the chicken waterer after one scrubbing: Yuck. The green slime grows quickly in the summer.
March 29: Chicken and coffee
March chickens stink. Literally. The coop is melting along with everything in it. Anyone need some ripe compost starter?