Farm Chores – How Long do They Take?
Farm Chores – How much time do they take? I homeschool my 4 children. I do lots of laundry. I cook lots …
Category: Chickens
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Coop Training a Duck
Can a Duck be coop trained? We keep our chickens the redneck way. Go here to learn how we do it. It’s …
10 Reasons Everyone Should Consider Keeping Chickens
10 Reasons Everyone Should Consider Keeping Chickens. Our neighbors are allergic to eggs, but they still want chickens. There is more …
14 Dead Meat Chickens (Grrrr), 1 Dead Opossum (Boo-Yah!) and Someone Hit My Car with a 4-Wheeler AGAIN!
14 Dead Meat Chickens We had 22 meat chickens. Then I stepped on one. Accidentally, of course. I broke it’s neck. I …
Sexing Ducks, Rabbits with Identity Crisis, Cats in Comas and Bunny-mating
In case you’ve missed anything going on around here lately… or you are in need of a smile…… or you like the …
Why I Want to Shoot my Free Range Chickens
Why I want to Shoot My Free Range Chickens The chickens graze freely on acres and ens.acres of pasture, woods, and fields. The …
Moving Baby Chicks To The Coop
It happens to us all (at least most of us). We grow up. Get big. And move out. Our chickens have outstayed …
Cock Fighting
Cock Fighting. We have a beautiful, White Leghorn Rooster named, Foghorn. He is stately, proud and everything a rooster should be. Foghorn …
Ping Gets a Pool
A duck pool. Before we get started admiring Ping and his new Pool……… Can we all take a moment to enjoy my …
How to Build a Fence – 5 Easy Steps
How to Build a Fence. I did something I said I would NEVER do. I fenced in my chickens. We have been …
Super Egg
Every once in a while I get an egg that stands out above the rest. Literally. We call these “Super Eggs.”Of course …
Don’t Let me go to Tractor Supply
It’s the first day of spring! Yippee! If it wasn’t raining, I’d be in my garden celebrating. But it is raining, so …
Using Deep Litter to Keep Chickens Warm
We use the “deep litter” technique in our coop in wintertime to keep our chicken coop nice and warm. No heat lamps, …
There’s A Duck In My Barn
It is with great sadness and heartfelt compassion I tell you that Ping has moved out. They just grow up so darn …
24 Animals in 1 Week
Hopefully, we just made our last “spring” baby chick purchase. Technically, it’s not even spring yet. Here’s a list of the sweet, …