Category / rooster
January 26, 2018
I spent half of 2015 and most of 2016 writing, How to Speak Chicken. It was a labor of love and something that I felt needed to reach the backyard chicken community. During my research, one of the many scientists that impressed me was psychology professor, Dr. Evans. A leading poultry researcher, he dedicated his …
November 11, 2016
If you are like me, you have questions that arise when you keep chickens. When I started meeting the faces behind Purina Poultry, I quickly learned that there are wonderful people behind the brand, like Dr. Patrick Biggs. He’s down to earth and friendly, and I had a moment to sit down and ask Dr. …
July 20, 2012
All toenails, beaks and feathers are made from a protein called keratin. When chickens are allowed to be out and about to scratch in the dirt and explore, they do a good job at keeping their nails and beaks nice and trim. However from time to time it is not unlikely that your chickens’ toenails …
February 1, 2011
Well, I have been officially appointed as a member to the Agricultural Commission in the town of Barnstable. Today I am going down to the town hall to be sworn in. Our next meeting is tomorrow night. I am looking forward to it. I believe that we will be voting on the matter of roosters in …
January 21, 2011
A peony growing in our Garden last summer “Mom, are we going to be able to keep Chocolate forever?” I heard this coming from the backseat of the car yesterday from my eight and three year old. And so, the discussion about forever began. “We will keep him for as long as we can. …
January 9, 2011
Yesterday evening, I got home around 4:45 to lock in the flock. I wanted to check for eggs because I didn’t want them sitting in the nesting boxes overnight. Since some of the chickens sleep in the boxes, the last thing I wanted to happen would be for another hen to go broody! All the chickens …
December 6, 2010
Chocolate is getting feisty! When I went to look for eggs over the weekend, I was pecked at twice. I was shocked to see this from my usually docile boy. He was definitely telling me that he did not want me in the coop, but this was never going to fly with me, I need …
December 4, 2010
I knew that at some point it would begin. This morning was strange. Maybe love was in the air. Yesterday, Chocolate decided to crow like crazy in the morning. He was non-stop for about 20 minutes. That had never happened before. I just kept thinking, I can’t let you out until eight. So, after about …
December 2, 2010
I am so glad that I went to the meeting last night regarding the rooster regulations in the town of Barnstable. I was happy to see that seven other residents from town were there too, all in the defense of their roosters. Apparently, the rooster subject is not a new one. The Barnstable Agricultural Commission has …
November 26, 2010
I was worried about the first night for the three new girls. During the day, the pecking was minimal but when night time came around, would they go up into the coop at night? Would my old flock allow it? So as dusk grew near, I kept checking. Finally they went into the coop. I …
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