Category / backyard chickens and flies
January 3, 2024
I’ve written a lot of blog posts over the years, but I got to thinking, I don’t think I’ve ever written one about of feathers. Today I want to share with you some fun information about feathers. Did you know that chickens have five main types of feathers each with a different function? Feathers are …
May 27, 2013
This past week, I received a message from a friend of Tilly’s Nest. “This weekend we lost a big beautiful black australorp hen – seemingly out of the blue – but as I look back, I should have know something was wrong when she did not roost with the others for two nights. (I just …
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