Friday evening, we had to put Ella, our sultry, lovely lady down. She began showing symptoms of Marek’s on Thursday night. According to various websites we’ve visited and according to our vet, some chickens that are exposed to Marek’s will often exhibit a limp, which is not necessarily fatal. Other chickens will get internal tumors;Continue reading “Ella, our lovely lady”
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Salt -n- Pepa Together Again: Marek’s Disease Sucks
Salt passed away, and we found out that the reason is Marek’s, meaning that . . . most likely, the whole flock is or will be infected. I am feeling pretty sorry for myself, so this blog entry will pretty much be a pity party. If you’re not in the mood for that, feel freeContinue reading “Salt -n- Pepa Together Again: Marek’s Disease Sucks”
Chickens and Chickpeas
All of our chickens are in the coop! Despite not hearing back from the State Lab regarding Marley’s illness, we decided (after checking with our vet) to put all of the chicks together in the coop and run. We’re crossing our fingers that Marek’s has not visited the Poquette residence. Tonight, we enjoyed all ofContinue reading “Chickens and Chickpeas”
Good-bye Marley
Today started off quite sad: we had to put down our little Marley. Over the past two weeks, we’ve watched Marley go from a feisty cockerel to an emaciated, depressed, and withdrawn little chick. The third week in July, we noticed that Marley was limping on one leg. We did some online research and readContinue reading “Good-bye Marley”
Handyman in the House
I had never thought of Andy as a handyman…and, he had never thought of himself that way either. That is, until recently. What started as a simple chicken run has turned into quite the project. Even the mail lady stopped by today to tell us how great our chicken run and coop look. We gotContinue reading “Handyman in the House”
A Visit from the Stork
On July 8th, at 6:07 A.M., the phone woke Andy and me up. The post office called to tell us our baby chicks had arrived. Groggy, we quickly scrambled downstairs to get a new brooder filled with litter and ready for our day-old-chicks. When the chicks arrived, I couldn’t wait to rip open the boxContinue reading “A Visit from the Stork”
Newfound Chicken Knowledge
Becoming chicken people has been quite the adventure, and both of us have learned loads about backyard chicken-keeping. Because we were quite naive, much of our new knowledge probably is common sense to some folks, but to us two former city dwellers, nothing about chickens was common sense before having our own feathery peeps. A few morselsContinue reading “Newfound Chicken Knowledge”
Garden and Chicken Updates
It is going to be near 90 degrees today! Our gardens are going to love this weather as will our chicks. Today, Andy is planning to construct two raised gardens, where we will plant melons, cucumbers, cooking beans, corn, and popcorn. We are behind in this process because we were unsure we’d go through with theseContinue reading “Garden and Chicken Updates”
Peep, Peep: Our First Chickens
Monday night marked the first night that we officially went to bed as chicken parents. Yes, we are effectively calling ourselves “chicken parents.” I never would have thought that I could hold so much affection for poultry, but it’s hard to be rational with such sweet little beady eyes and such endearing cocks of the head looking up atContinue reading “Peep, Peep: Our First Chickens”
The Poquette Zoo and Kitchen 