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6th Annual Hug a Chicken Day Celebration

November 4, 2016

Wow! It is hard to believe that six years ago I started this event. It seems like yesterday that I was down in Manhattan with the folks from Country Living Magazine . They encouraged me to start a Facebook page for Tilly’s Nest and enter the realm of social media. Soon after I started my account, I…

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Adding Raised Garden Beds in the Fall

October 28, 2016

As most of you know, late this summer we moved across town. One of the most difficult things that I had to do was leave behind what we designed and grew from nothing 13 years ago. Over those years, I turned a vacant lot into a lush oasis, filled with perennial walking gardens, blue stone patios,…

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Chickens as Organic Garden Helpers

July 27, 2016

Have you thought about gardening with chickens but just don’t know where to start? Today, I’m sharing with you some terrific tips to get started and also a fun DIY gardening project to recycle your flock’s eggshells into seedling starters. Sometimes I compare my backyard to an oasis. My kids spend hours playing in the…

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Food is Love: Purina Giveaway

May 3, 2016

One of the ways that my family has traditionally shown and shared love is through food. This is especially true for my step-father. To him, food is love. For the past twenty-five years, he has nursed broken hearts with sundaes, healed sicknesses with soups, and celebrated special times with feasts. Love is always abundant when…

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Giveaway: Chubby Mealworms

April 18, 2016

The girls recognize the chubby mealworms. You can see them waiting at the run’s door for me! If your flock is like mine they LOVE to gobble up dried mealworms. Recently I learned about Chubby Mealworms. I hadn’t heard of them before so I was excited to learn about a new company.…

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9 Tips: Keeping Chickens with Kids

April 12, 2016

Keeping a flock of backyard chickens while raising children is, in my opinion, one of the most wonderful things that you can do as a family. Kids and chickens go hand in hand. From the fresh eggs to life’s lessons, I don’t think that you can chose a better pet. Did I mention that they…

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Chickens Health Issues

The Hen’s Reproductive System and Issues

August 17, 2015

If you think about it, chickens lay hundreds of eggs during their lifetime. Many times their eggs arrive just on schedule just as predicted; gorgeous warm orbs of goodness. Hens are amazing! Although rare, sometimes reproductive system and egg laying issues arise that leaves chicken keepers scratching their heads. We’ve all had weird eggs. The…

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Dookashi Giveaway

August 3, 2015

Have you heard of Dookashi? Well neither had I until a few months ago when the company owners reached out to me to try a new way to manage my chicken’s waste. I must say that I thought that I had managed my chickens’ waste with a good system. This product has made it even…

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Chickens Stories from Our Nest

Tilly’s Passing- Saying Goodbye

May 19, 2015

Her final bouquet. Tilly’s passing was not sudden. For the past few weeks our head hen Tilly had begun to show her age. She slowed down. Eating, drinking and dust bathing, she spent most of her days napping in the brilliant spring sunshine. She became a bit less talkative but still came when I called…

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Chickens Stories from Our Nest

A Momentary Pause of Henopause

May 4, 2015

Much to my surprise, I discovered our 5 plus year old hen, Oyster Cracker, sitting in a nesting box full of freshly laid eggs. I squatted down next to her and inquired about her role in the box. You see, she had not laid an egg in over 8 months! I thought she was in…

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6th Annual Hug a Chicken Day Celebration

Adding Raised Garden Beds in the Fall

Chickens as Organic Garden Helpers

Food is Love: Purina Giveaway

Giveaway: Chubby Mealworms

9 Tips: Keeping Chickens with Kids

The Hen’s Reproductive System and Issues

Dookashi Giveaway

Tilly’s Passing- Saying Goodbye

A Momentary Pause of Henopause

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