The Secret Weapon Against Egg Eating Chickens
January 18, 2016Got a problem chicken that is eating its eggs? The solution to stopping this behavior may be hiding inside your fridge.
How to Build a Nest Box
January 18, 2016Give your hens a clean place to lay with this simple DIY project.
6 Reasons to Keep Urban Chickens
October 17, 2014City peeps raise chickens for many reasons that can vary from one backyard coop to the next. If you’re thinking about taking on a flock of your own, give serious consideration to the benefits it will bring you and your homestead. Here are the reasons I think chicken keeping is so great. 1. A Taste […]
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.
APOXalypse Now
November 15, 2010Last week, my youngest hen, Baby Jo, came down with the fowl pox virus. Since then, another one of my hens, Bobbi Jo, was also stricken by this nasty disease.
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 […]
