Articles by MomJones

So I've been processing our own chickens (between 2-3 dozen per year) for a few years now and I thought it might be helpful if I shared a few things that make for a successful Processing Day. Note: I'm 63 and I do this by myself, no helpers. 1. Flow and organization are important. Have...

5-21-23 This morning I discovered Fiona--one of our Brahma hens--standing alone in a dog igloo (it's mostly there for decoration--they live in a covered run. All the other 34 hens looked fine but Monty, our rooster, seemed a little agitated. I went to check Fiona because I noticed she wasn't...

So back in November I noticed Empress--our most stunning Welsummer hen--was really broody. I tried several different times to break her out of it by changing her location, physically taking her off her nesting box and out to the run with the other chickens, nothing worked. Empress wanted to...