Articles by Nora
Recently, my chickens have gotten a case of northern fowl mites. It is only 4 of them (they are in a separate coop). I was so devastated and shocked that they got them. They are all good now, but I wanted to share some information about the mite. So, let’s look at the mite side…
Mites are tiny...
Silkie chickens are the sweet fluff balls of chickens. Their docile personality and stunning looks, capture the hearts of many people around the world. However, as chicks, the colors can be extremely hard to figure out. The eight APA-approved colors are: blue, self-blue (lavender), black, buff...
Hello! I’m Nora and I have shown chickens for 3 years in 4H and at the national poultry show! It’s super fun and allows me to interact with birds differently than having them as only pets. Since so many of my friends here have asked me about showing them, here is my introduction to showing...
So this was originally going to be written for removing hoof packing out of pants, but I remembered that I have used this for multiple different types of stains. So it’s for all stains.
*This has worked for me for hoof packing, black polish, chicken poop stains and more! But it may not work for...
Hi! I have 15 chickens right now! So here are my flocks! (AS OF January 2025). I unfortunately don’t have any coop plans because my coop is over 4 years old!
I am also incubating 22 eggs right now (GL wyandottes from my pen and black silkies from Wisconson)!
COOPS:
I have a large shed. First...