Baby Jo: Baby No More
April 4, 2011I remember the first time I saw her. She was a little gray ball of fuzz, no bigger than a mouse.
USDA Releases 2011 Bird Calendar
December 21, 2010Poultry enthusiasts can order the 2011 Backyard Biosecurity calendar for tips on keeping their flocks healthy.
Bring on the Buckeyes
November 29, 2010Mom wrote an article about raising ultra-rare chickens that you will be able to read in the March/April 2011 issue of Hobby Farms. To do it she talked to Marjorie Bender of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, who told her all about the ethics of raising rare breeds.
Searching for Gwennyth
October 11, 2010Photo by Audrey Pavia Gwennyth is off sitting on eggs somewhere. Gwennyth was our first hen. We actually thought we had gotten three hens, but it turned out two of them were roosters. Gwenny was our only girl. The tamest of all our chickens, Gwennyth is special. She doesn’t look like the other hens, all of […]
