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The best way to raise chickens is to let nature take it course Mother Hen knows best.

I forgot to get back here with the happy news my Black Silkie Rooster bred one of my Barred Plymouth Rocks and the resulting chicken has mixed traits from both parents. It has the barred grey and white feathers and the grey/green legs, extra toe and feather legs of the Black silkie. The egg was...

That's encouraging it might be interesting to see what Silkie cross barred rock or rhode island red or jersey giant or white rock might look like. LOL

I should know in a couple of weeks my white plymouth rock is sitting on eggs laid by a variety of hens and the only rooster is my Black Silkie. He is almost the same size as my Rhode Island Red so there might be a possibility there.

Hi I haven't even bought an incubator yet but if I could find some sources of hatching eggs of various Bantam breeds in Maritime Canada I would like to try hatching some to add to my little backyard flock. The eggs would need to be from Canadian sources because I can't bring US Hatching Eggs...

Hi Everyone. I've done an introduction before but I thought I would do a little post on where I'm from. I live on a small Canadian Island, east coast Canada in the Bay of Fundy called Campobello. Less than a thousand people live here and I'm only aware of 2 or 3 people with backyard chickens. I...

It's hard to tell who is having more fun me or the chickens.

Thank you and Thanks for subscribing. I love spoiling them they are pets that just happen to give me breakfast. I'm awaiting spring hoping for broody hens to see what the cross breeds with my Black Silkie Rooster will look like.

Thank you the girls are very pleased with it too. LOL

Thank you I thought it would be very hard but I actually discovered that I enjoyed doing it and trying to solve the problems when they popped up. Good luck with your project.

Thank you.

Thank you. I was sure mine would like the cabbage. Last summer whenever I took broccoli, brussels sprouts or cabbage out of the garden I gave them all of the leaves and they were crazy about it.

Three short videos that I made while I was building my little coop last year. Thought these might inspire other non builders. This was the first thing I ever built, not perfect but the chickens and I think it's quite comfortable. And the finishing touches:

Thank you. I've done the cabbage thing a couple of times now they really enjoy it. They also like corn on the cob. Whenever it's on sale I buy a bunch and hang it up by the tops or stick it through the fence. This was there first corn cob when they were only 5 weeks old last summer.