I never thought I would say that I have a soft spot for a chicken – but I do! One of our chicks that hatched in June has become the sweetest chicken we have ever owned. She is calm and […]
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Country Life: New Egg Layers
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About a week ago our mama hen, Brown Town, started laying eggs again! I was a bit surprised that she started laying eggs since the baby chicks are just 7 weeks old. The last time she raised a chick, it […]
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This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.June 29, 2014
Our baby chicks that were hatched by our mother hen (Brown Town), are now three weeks old! They are growing so fast. While we were on vacation last week we lost one of the chicks. Our pet sitter never saw […]
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Back in April we purchased six pullet chicks. We had been keeping them in our greenhouse which we turned into a chick nursery. When the chicks get big enough and the night time temperatures stabilize, we place the juvenile pullets […]
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One of our neighbors is raising cattle. Unfortunately one of the momma cows died a few days after giving birth to this sweet girl. The calf requires three bottle feedings a day at this point. Capt. M and Mr. B […]
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This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.April 13, 2014
We are adding to our chicken flock! Hopes for hatching eggs ourselves are diminishing as our once broody hen, brown town, no longer seems interested. So we headed to the local farm supply store and purchased some chicks. Last year […]
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This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.February 25, 2014
It’s been awhile since I have updated you on our baby chick that hatched in September. At last report, we were affectionately referring to it as an ugly duckling. It’s an odd mix of a black and white with a […]
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This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy for more details.January 26, 2014
We have had a frigid last few weeks in Central Virginia. Temperatures have been in the single digits with wind chills below freezing some nights. Although chickens are really hardy animals, we do worry about keeping them warm. Our chickens […]
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