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Four Frolicking Friends: the Chicks’ First Day Out

 Is there anything cuter than Lucy-Poo?  On Sunday, the high hit 80 degrees. The chicks should be at 80 degrees by this Wednesday, so we figured we could take them out for a few minutes at least. If you’re thinking about getting chicks, an important fact to know is that their first weekContinue reading “Four Frolicking Friends: the Chicks’ First Day Out”

The Beatles’ Chicks Reside in Joe’s Garage

We’ve named the chicks! We’re crossing our fingers that these little ones are all hens and that Marek’s STAYS AWAY! Our new little fuzzballs came from My Pet Chicken – they sex chicks (with a 90% accuracy rate), and we vaccinated all four for the dreaded and fatal Marek’s disease. We love them! All ofContinue reading “The Beatles’ Chicks Reside in Joe’s Garage”

Lucy-Poo: Chicks and Pasting Up

Lucy-Poo The subject of our post today is poop. Poo. Crap. Doo-doo. Dookie. Feces. More specifically, chick poo. One of the worries chicken owners have when getting new little chicks is that they may paste up. In fact, it’s something every chicken owner should check for every day on every single little chick that heContinue reading “Lucy-Poo: Chicks and Pasting Up”

New Chicks to Arrive on March 21st!

Andy is excited for his spring break! On March 21st, he’ll get to go pick up our newest chicks from the post office. We’ve ordered 3 more Easter Eggers and 1 Barred Plymouth Rock.  Chicks are so cute. When I look at them, I instantly feel so giddy that I have to contain my squeals.Continue reading “New Chicks to Arrive on March 21st!”

Ani, our feather-footed friend

Way back in October of 2010, Ani, our feather-footed Bantam, passed away.This post should have been written months ago, but I think we were subconsciously avoiding  it. At the time of her death, we were going through our own human health issues, and the sadness in seeing her pass was overwhelming on top of ourContinue reading “Ani, our feather-footed friend”

Spinderella Laid an Egg!

When we pulled into the driveway tonight, we knew something was up in the chicken house. Zappa and Janis, our two Bantams, were outside playing in the snow. Our hardier Easter Egger, Spinderella, was no where to be seen, even after several human calls, to which she’d normally fly out and greet.  Andy peeked insideContinue reading “Spinderella Laid an Egg!”

Eggs in Time for the Holiday Season!

On Friday, Andy found not one, but two eggs in our chicken coop! One was broken and frozen, and the other was as fresh as a daisy. Today we used the intact one to make bread. Here’s that egg: This morning, we went out to the coop again and found another egg. Janis (the whiteContinue reading “Eggs in Time for the Holiday Season!”

Winterizing the Coop

As the description of our blog implies, in many ways, we are learners in the whole homesteading thing. Chickens have always been in our plans; we’ve definitely experienced trials and joys since getting them, and we continue to need more assistance in keeping them healthy and happy by more experienced chicken owners. We’ve done ourContinue reading “Winterizing the Coop”