We love our Nankin hen. She's very sweet and good natured, excellent bird for beginners or kids. She comes when called, she's an excellent bug hunter, likes to sit on your lap (or head, or...
I have 6 Barnies, they did start laying at about 28 weeks, but that is not an issue with me. Most of my poultry did. They don't lay the really dark eggs, but they are large, dark brown and some...
Leghorns are great egg laying chickens. They are friendly to other Leghorns and can easily fly. The only problems is that they are bad in the pecking order and they can make a mess of the yard....
I will start by saying that I love Australorps. In fact, my very favorite hen is an Australorp. She is such a sweet chicken and just let's you walk right up to her to pick her up. She doesn't run...
Once our deer fence is up we hope to also keep some Racka and Cikta sheep, and Mangalica pigs - I see that the Hungarian dog breed 'Puli' is in the 'Other Pets and Livestock Database', gazing upon them always makes me smile.
Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be? Rose: I kept a chicken in my home. Dorothy: You see my point? The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"
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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be? Rose: I kept a chicken in my home. Dorothy: You see my point? The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"
Check out my Blog: The Country ChickAnd be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.
Spring has kicked in beautifully here in the South of Hungary and our chickens roam freely within the land exploring, and finding, new places where to sand bathe and scratch for grubs and seeds, I am buying at the moment free-range eggs from a family down the road (our only road in the village), and they are delicious. We can't wait for eggs from our own chickens!