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Bad Hair Day

February 3, 2011

Clockwise from top left: Autumn, Feathers, Meesha, Feathers The northeast was slammed again with more snow. The Cape got rain and let me say, lots of it. The ground was already frozen with a combination of old snow and ice. This did not allow the freezing rain to go many places. In some…

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The Return of Dolly

January 23, 2011

Dolly our Lavender Silkie went broody on December 22, 2010. I let her broodiness take it’s course. Her broody period lasted until January 3, 2011. She was broody for about 2 weeks. She has not laid any eggs since she came out of her broody zombie-like state. My research told me that it takes about…

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What Comes Natural

January 3, 2011

Dip the hen in cold water. Put in her in a wire bottom cage so she feels drafty. These are ways that many people try to break hens of broody behavior. In my personal opinion; cruel. I gave it time; twelve days to be exact. It appears to be lifting. Two days ago, Dolly came out…

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Females, Hormones and Chickens; Oh My!

December 27, 2010

Whoever said it was easy being a female? Dolly is a huge ball of hormones right now. As females, we have so many wonderful traits to be proud about. However, sometimes, hormones get the best of us. Right now, I see that happening with Dolly. Here are my not so scientific observation from the week: …

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Bracing for the Storm

December 26, 2010

We are expecting a large snowstorm tonight into tomorrow afternoon. The winds are expected to reach up to 60 mph. I hate storms like this. The good news is that none of us need to be anywhere in the morning. I have locked the chickens into their coop and I put the tarp over the run. …

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Day Five: Still Alive

December 24, 2010

Today I noticed an overall improvement in Dolly. Thank God! When I opened the coop up this morning, she was in her usual nesting box. Her crop was firm but smaller and almost flat. I removed her from the box, wrapped her in a towel and gave her medicine. I also gave her some water via the syringe. …

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Day 4 in Broodyland

December 23, 2010

Poor Dolly, she has now been brooding in her nesting box for four days. She really wants those babies. Yesterday, Dolly did not lay any eggs. She will typically lay two days in a row and then take a day off. However, we did find out who was laying the large eggs. It was not Tilly…

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Our First Big Egg

December 21, 2010

Our 3 year old holds our first big egg next to a silkie egg “Thank you Tilly, Thank you Dolly.” I heard as I was cracking the eggs into the dish. My daughter was at the front door staring out over the blanket of white at the coop. Today I was so surprised when I…

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A New Pecking Order

December 15, 2010

It looks like our a new pecking order has finally established itself. Interestingly enough, all of the new girls are not at the bottom. Here is the line up how I see it: Tilly Oyster Cracker Sunshine Dolly Feathers Autumn Meesha Tilly remains head hen. I thought that she would stay there based on her…

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A Meet and Greet Video with the Girls

December 8, 2010

I decided to go out early and video the chickens this morning so you could have an up close and personal visit. It was 28 degrees F with a wind chill making it feel like 17 degrees F. The girls could not help pecking at the camera’s cord hanging down, thus a little shakiness with the camera. …

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Sharing an inspired life from the New England seaside. Chickens, Bees, Gardens, Art and Yummy Goodness.

Bad Hair Day

The Return of Dolly

What Comes Natural

Females, Hormones and Chickens; Oh My!

Bracing for the Storm

Day Five: Still Alive

Day 4 in Broodyland

Our First Big Egg

A New Pecking Order

A Meet and Greet Video with the Girls

About me

My Chicken Family

The 2023 How to Speak Chicken Calendar is Here

Changing Seasons and a Thankful Heart

Begin, Again

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