A New Sheriff in Town!

A New Sheriff in Town!

It is time to show off the girls again! Last week I reported that one of my Buff Orpington chickens has started laying!  I am thrilled, but she is DETERMINED to lay on the floor in the corner of the coop. I decided to put a crate (a temporary nest) in a chair over the...
A loss, but life goes on.

A loss, but life goes on.

I awakened Tuesday morning to find something bad had happened in the night. I walked into one of our chicken coops and noticed a LOT of feathers near the watering founts.   I thought, “Ut ohs” as I searched the coop for blood or a chicken body.   The hens...
We are Southern Fried!

We are Southern Fried!

Wow, I thought it was hot for my girls back in May when I wrote the last update on my chickens, but here in July the heat is CRAZY! I feel sorry for them! Look at this temperature! Some of the ways I have attempted to keep them comfortable is to spray their runners to...
You Chicken!

You Chicken!

Now I know why people who are easily frightened are called CHICKENS. Yesterday morning I was on our back deck reading the Bible and waiting for the sun to break through the clouds when I heard a lot of commotion coming from our chicken coop. I watched as half of the...
Seriously Hot!

Seriously Hot!

Yesterday was hot and today feels even hotter!  Hello, it is only May 3rd.  Yikes! I noticed my hens didn’t lay many eggs yesterday and that they were stressed from the heat. I did some research and found some great suggestions to help them keep their body...
Seven, Twelve, and Counting …

Seven, Twelve, and Counting …

It seems like just yesterday when we brought our 6 newest chicks home.  Actually, these were the first chicks we have raised! Brooders and heat lamps were all new to me, but I jumped on the wagon and got busy! Now our youngest chicks are 7 weeks old and our 2 Buffs...