Spending Peanut Hour With My Chickens
I haven’t gone on a vacation in almost 25 years. Whether it’s been due to work (at one point, sixContinue Reading
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Bitchin’ Chickens Broody Hens: Lessons Learned 3
July 2012. That was when my first broody hen hatched chicks. In the intervening years I’ve had dozens of hatchesContinue Reading
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Clubbed Down In Chicks
Clubbed down is a developmental feather abnormality seen in newly hatched chicks, where some of the down feathers appear stuckContinue Reading
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Bitchin’ Chickens Broody Hens: Happy Families
Similar to menstruating co-workers or friends, some of my hens have appeared to sync up their cycles of broodiness. That’sContinue Reading
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Happy Mother’s Day: Bitchin’ Chickens Edition
I’ve got tons to say about broody hens, and have in a number of posts I’ve written about my ownContinue Reading
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The Funny Farm: When Chick Fever Strikes
I live in Canada, in an area where feedstores are small affairs and live bird sales are not common. WhenContinue Reading
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Splayed Legs In Chicks
There are many chicken maladies that are difficult for the layperson to diagnose or treat. In our efforts to helpContinue Reading
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Aurora: Broody Hen Of The Year Award
As if there weren’t enough pathogens, predators, injuries and illnesses to wreak havoc on your birds I find that sometimesContinue Reading
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Old Hen, New Chicks: A Middle-Aged Chicken’s Foray Into Motherhood
I had my first flock – free-ranging Dorkings, Welsummers and Easter Egger hens -for a couple of years. Only oneContinue Reading
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School Incubator Hatch: A Most Expensive Experience
My first broody hen hatched out chicks a decade ago. Over the next couple of years I had handful ofContinue Reading
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