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Yogurt Mondays!

October 18, 2010

Did you know that chickens love yogurt?? It is such a fabulous food for them. I feed them plain organic yogurt with live and active cultures. ( It is important that they don’t get any extra sugar.) When they see me coming you should see the commotion. It is crazy! There is so much yogurt flinging…

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Beautiful Fall Sunday

October 18, 2010

Our 2 black silkies We went out to the Wellfleet Oyster Festival today. We took some pictures along the way by the Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuary in Wellfleet. Before I left today, I put a pumpkin in the girls run. Here are some pictures of the girls exploring the pumpkin. So far they have only…

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Do they understand me?

October 17, 2010

I really do believe so. Before I had chickens, I wasn’t really sure how smart they were. I thought that they were cute and all and had come to the conclusion that would be enough for me to start raising them. All the girls seem smart. Tilly knows her name. When they are free ranging…

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Home Sweet Home

October 15, 2010

So, as I am sure many of you have searched and searched for the perfect coop for your girls. I did too! I spent months searching and deciding whether I should order plans, concoct one from various designs to build or just order something. Initially, I ordered a small coop from http://www.mypetchicken.com/. However, it was…

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Eggs Main Dishes Recipes

Ham and Egg Quiche

October 14, 2010

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Ingredients: 1 premade pie crust 6 eggs 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup cooked diced ham 1/2 cup milk salt and pepper to taste Preparation: 1. In a glass pie plate, mold the pie crust to the bottom of the plate and mold the edges of the crust to…

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The day we said Goodbye to Peanut

October 13, 2010

Here he is at 15 weeks. Read about him here.

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And then there were 5

October 13, 2010

In the early days, our favorite little chicken was Peanut. Peanut was always so curious; the first to come to us, discover the newest addition placed into his tiny 2’x2′ world. Peanut always needed more care than the others in the beginning too. Peanut was the one that I wasn’t sure would survive. Peanut seemed…

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Chickens Coop Care Seasonal Care Stories from Our Nest

Colder Days, Planning for Winter

October 11, 2010

This will be my first Winter with the girls. Cape Cod doesn’t get too cold, but it has really gotten me to thinking about the coop and run set up as well as freezing waterers and nasty weather ahead. As a hobbist chicken raiser, we are not doing this on a very large scale. Our…

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When they were chicks

October 9, 2010

Here are the two Buff Orpingtons when they were 3 days old. Still as curious as ever. It is hard to believe that they look like full grown chickens within about 6 weeks. They are on an organic feed from Vermont. Who know there were so many options with the feed; mash, crumbles, pellets. Our…

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In the beginning…

October 8, 2010

I became serious about raising chickens this past winter. I really always was intrigued by them. I however, was not sure what the necessary requirements were. Like any typical type A person, I read and read and read. Finally, after talking to numerous people. I ordered the girls from http://www.mypetchicken.com/ . I really had to wait…

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