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Here is Mama Crow and her two new chicks...don't know if there will be any more but we like them!

Yesterday, our black australorpe - Crow - hatched a baby chick and today there was another. There are four eggs left so we hope to see the whole brood make it! This is a first for us and we are all pretty proud!! go to www.labanan.blogspot.com to see the photos! I think.

Here are two letters from yesterday's Chronicle Herald - the main newspaper of Halifax, Nova Scotia: Voice of the people Tue. Feb 10 - 4:46 AM Issue no joke Your article "Who allows urban chickens?" (Feb. 5) plays up the idea that the urban chicken debate is a waste of time and resources...

It is REALLY cold here today - luckily I'm staying home so I can moniter the water for my four hens and one roo but did I mention it is REALLY cold. So I was thinking what my Scot Granddad would make us on those cold Ontario mornings. Och aye! Oatmeal - so I made up a batch for me and the flock...

This is the smaller and darker of the glw - it is about 13 weeks old. Any idea??? Can't find the pointy feathers on it but might not be looking right - its bro is definitely a bro - tail feathers - shiny pointy head feathers etc... but not sure of this one. Here is another view of same bird -...

Hi - I have three young roosters about 3 months old. Two of them are barred rocks and one is a golden laced wyandotte. I can't keep any roosters due to neighbors. So if any of you Nova Scotians need a male influence or three please pm me. You can see their pics on my page. jan la banan

This is what I make - it is my winter treasure chest. Into a big crock pot with a cover put berries and fruit as they come into season. I use blueberries (wild or domestic) cherries, currents (red), peaches, strawberries, concord grapes, choke cherries and whatever wild berries you grow but not...

Here is my dog Hoagy - mum a purebred sharpei - dad a purebred black lab. He's seven years old and still escapes every chance he gets. Other than that he's a treatl...

for all you bluenosers - how about a random meet-up at the Fall Fair, Halifax during the second weekend ( the weekend after Thanksgiving???) We could at least look at the birds and have a lousy coffee or something....mmm...those hotdogs. yummy. jan la banan

Hello out there to all you Haligonians or anyone else anywhere that is having a municipal election on top of your federal one! Phone up your candidates and ask them what they want to do about encouraging city owners to keep back-yard chickens. And take notes and get others to do the same and...

here are some pics of my flock - we think we know what some of them are but perhaps you all could help...

I was just having fun reading the forum when I heard a strange noise - my guys and gals free range our little property when I'm at home so I'm pretty alert to noises. I went outside the front door and heard some kids on the street above laughing and looking down at my gang! It was three boys...

Just put the finishing touches to the girl's accomodations and the boys til they make their gender more clear. Going to try and post some images here - two views of the finished house... one of the barred rocks -they are all called Marion but I'm afraid they will all be called John soon...

Hi - just wondering what everyone does for livlihoods besides being part time farmers that is. I'll start - I'm a psychotherapist in private practice and a writer. I own a murder mystery business with two of my best pals and we've been running murder mysteries out of hotels and so forth for over...

Hi - haven't got the final pics but thought I'd try and upload some of the progress pics. The kids are way happy to be out of the box and seem to love their new home. This one is the basic shed that we hauled here on a boat trailer from our old house... and here is some work being done by Ron...

One of my 7 day old chicks has a scabby looking eye. I think I noticed it early on but as they all seem to shut their eyes when being held I didn't think too much of it. She seems to be fine with it and to tell you the truth - I'm not sure there is even an eyeball there. But today I noticed it...

My step-daughter, Sarah, and I went to Chester Basin - Circle Pond Farm - to pickup twelve little gaffers. We got 2RIR, 3Barred R., one Columbian, 3 Golden-L Wyandottes and 3 Speckled Sussex. We brought them home, Sarah holding them on her lap - the temperature in the car tropical. Now they are...

Hi - went through about a zillion pages but couldn't find one just for us bluenosers. Mighta missed it but my eyes are getting tired so thought I'd start one anyway! I'm in Prospect Bay, NS - fairly near Halifax but fortunately zoned for having hens. Yay!