Articles by ella

Here are some pics of my Minnesota coop. I started out in an old tool shed, but decided to upgrade to a custom built coop with all the features I came to want after 2 years in the old coop. It's fully insulated, floor, walls, and ceiling. It's 16' x 10'. It has a solid linolium floor with 2...

I've wanted ducks for years now, but the old coop was too small so I (as the responsible adult I am) would look away when people would post pictures of ducklings but seceretly I would peek at them and 'awwwww' quietly. When I completed my new coop this spring the time was right! May 6 2007 was...

It all started when it was my turn to host for my bookclub... April 19th 2008 was the big day. James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small was the book, the food theme was a salad bar and I made steak au poivre and ordered 16 little baby girl chicks (pullets) through Anoka Feed and Seed, (they...

My favorite flock pics Angel from my original flock. Russa testing her wings. The girls enjoying the sun. I was sitting with Apollo on my lap when Alva decided to snuggle up underneath him. Pumpkin and Pi Cami and Monty. Pretty little girl Gus...

I hatched 6 baby (is there any other kind?) chicks spring 2007 from my mixed flock. They sure grow up fast! Hatching time! Sweet freedom from the shell, we can stretch! Six tiny babes: Shawn (white chick) and Gus (black chick) are half siblings, they share the same EE father. Shawn has...

I started keeping chickens in 2003 just for fun and found out they are REALLY fun! I ordered my original 25 pullets from Mt. Healthy. All turned out to be girls and all were very healthy. Since then I've had 4 more batches of chicks, 2 were hatches from my own flock, which has been really fun to...