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How To Fix a Broken Beak

December 31, 2011
Sunshine has always had a longer more glamorous beak. Even though Sunshine and Oyster Cracker were born on the same day, their beaks could not be more different. I like to think of beaks as noses. There are short ones, blunt ones, fat and wide ones.  Some are pointy, narrow or rounder. Some hook off…

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Chicken Oatmeal

December 30, 2011
We have had an unusually balmy Fall and Winter this year.  I counted my blessings too soon as yesterday our weather went from mid 40s to mid 20s overnight.  The wind picked up and the dampness set in, typical Cape Cod Winter weather.  I was sure the girls would have a frozen waterer as I…

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Diatomaceous Bombing

December 12, 2011
A little while back I had posted about tiny little bugs invading the outside of the coop and run.  Well since then, their population has been slowly increasing.  I never found them on the chickens or in the coop and I would only find them early in the morning and at dusk.  During the day,…

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Bugs

December 1, 2011
Looking for bugs Bugs.  Tiny little jumping and flying bugs are all over the coop.  They walk about on the cedar shakes of the coop roof and as I go to pinch them, they jump.  They jump like popcorn.  These tiny little bugs are everywhere.  What are they, I have no idea, but after a…

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What Can Chickens Eat?

November 25, 2011
As Winter arrives, free ranging reveals less and less goodies for the flock.  Covered in snow, most plants have gone to sleep that the chickens typically love to munch on.  Because of this, it is important to provide your flock with treats during the Winter to help vary their diet and also prevent boredom.  When…

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Heating the Chicken Coop: Why Not

October 30, 2011
Winter 2010 Chicken owners that live in cold climates often have to make some decisions when it comes to colder Fall and Winter weather.  One such dilemma is whether you should be heating the chicken coop.  Because we live on Cape Cod, we have windy winters and temperatures that occasionally dip below zero. The Cape is a man-made island surrounded…

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Pumpkin Power

September 28, 2011
Today I started decorating for Fall. I love it when the air is cool for sleeping at night and the leaves rustled past your feet when you walk.  Even the girls received a little decorating in the perennial garden near the coop; an urn stacked with three gourds. I can’t wait until the girls get to…

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