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Chickens Stories from Our Nest

Beauty Parlor

April 15, 2012

Feathers rocking an amazing do. I have three nesting boxes. The problem is that I have four broody Silkie Bantam hens. They are stubborn. As a concession two will often share a box but when one of the big girls comes into lay for the day, it is like World War III. Every Silkie…

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Hen Apron

February 15, 2012

Yesterday afternoon, I visited with the girls as they enjoyed some sunflower treats in the run. I have not seen too much of Dolly as she has been broody for the past couple of weeks. She typically hides in a zen-like trance in the right nesting box. I check on her twice a day. She never minds…

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Chickens Stories from Our Nest

Moonlight Mischief

February 2, 2012

I’ve been waiting two years. I’ve known that one day it would eventually happen late in the evening when we had settled in for the night. It would wake me from a deep sleep. I would immediately run to the coop with my heart racing and my throat tight. Finally, it happened last night. At…

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