So back in early July my husband found an add on Craigslist for baby chicks. The location was VERY close to us so we went down and picked 8 baby chicks at $4.00 a piece. They were a mixed breed so had no idea what I got. This was my first experience with chicks period. Well with research, trial...
My middle son Declan sat next to the pink plastic container which held our sweet, fluffy 8 baby chicks the day we brought them home and drew each chick by hand. If you look closely he tried his hardest to find something different about each one to make them all stand out. We got them July 9th...
I thought I'd share a story I wrote on the FB Backyard Chickens page...this post was from July 21st.
I with a heavy heart tonight have write ya'll something amazing. As I leave my husband in bed (who just got in a motorcycle accident tonight) with 2 of our 3 boys to watch Minions and rest...
In the above picture the first 3 are the remaining older chickens I have left (2 NH Reds, 1 Barred Rock). I know it's not to clear of a photo but do I have 2 roosters and 1 hen? I was reading up on how to try to sex them by using their feet and the top of the heads but I can't say 100% sure I'm...
Hey Ya'll,
So I need some help. I have been rattling my brains for a month now to come up with a cute, crazy, chic coop name but no such luck. I really liked Chicken Little (well because I am little only 4'9 and have chickens haha) but need something after it that just sounds smooth. I would do...
Hey Ya'll,
My name is Paula and I just moved to the hill towns about a year ago. My little family of 5 lives in Berne, NY on about 4 acres of land. We came from Albany to raise our 3 boys (Lucas is 9, Declan is 6, and Liam is 4) in the beautiful country. Never did I expect to have so much...