by Beth | Jul 30, 2012 | chickens, HOmestead Barn Hop
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...
by Beth | Jul 23, 2012 | chickens, farm, HOmestead Barn Hop
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...
by Beth | Jul 7, 2012 | chickens
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...
by Beth | Jun 12, 2012 | chickens, fear
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...
by Beth | May 3, 2012 | chickens, farm
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...
by Beth | Apr 26, 2012 | chickens
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...