Today I fed my chickens Peel Stew, I had a bowl of apple peels, 5 lbs of potato peels and some carrot peels.
I put it all in a big pot and cooked it on low till soft. When it was cool, I carried it outside to the girls and they came a running.
They enjoyed it very much!
I had a problem with a young roo who kept chasing my little banty. I picked her up and held her in front of me and scolded the rooster, and then carrying her, my arms outstretched, I chased the rooster back and forth in their yard. He finally ran into the coop. He has not chased that little...
My chickens like cooked rice. sometimes I make a pot full just for them.
oh and potato peelings. I cook them first, the chickens love them. mashed potatoes too. noodles
Tell us more about the photo of the silkie in costume!
Cheerleader silkie?
I have 2 silkies, 2 cochrin mamas and 8 babies. no photos.
Congradulations on your baby silkies!
I think this does fit under managing your flock. I consider you fortunate to have these 3 great chickens. Sounds like you take excellant care of them and I have enjoyed reading about them. Tell us more, please.
Some of my chickens appear more intelligent then others. So I fully understand...
I think you have us all beat with a pig in the house! What fun!
We have our own version of Grand Central Station, I too need that sign!
We have my mom living in at attached apt on one end of the kitchen. My dad living in a bedroom at the other end of the kitchen. They divorced in 1964 and he...
I went to gather eggs yesterday, I noticed 12 or 15 feathers in a small area in the yard, I said to the hens, who did this? what happened here? was someone in a fight? I bent down to pick them up, my naked neck turken Sally came over and started "talking" on and on she went, walking back and...
My chickens have given my family a (another) common bond and interest.
I have learned to dig for worms to feed them and to gather nightcrawers after it rains.
I have learned that chickens make great therapists.
I have only hatched with incubator and decided to see what would happen with my broody silkie, I hatched her last November, she ended up with about a dozen eggs with some from her sisters. sometimes two hens shared the nest to keep them all warm.
They hatched one chick on Friday, and two on...
Babymakes5 did you recieve my quilt block?
Christine- Elevendreams, I love my block, 9 patch with cordinating fabric, tiny bees all in blues and soft gold, thank you.
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I had 3 Cornish Cross butchered on Tuesday last week.
we call it processing. I wasn't sure about having "meat chickens" so I only got 3 chicks.
We have 30 some hens, a few have names, most we hatched from eggs from byc, when we got the 3 Cornish Cross, from the feed store,
no names, I did...