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My hen Pepper, had only one chick hatch, so I ran to Tractor Supply Store last night before they closed and picked up 2 Blue Plymouth Rocks and 3 Marans The orange chick is the one she hatched. Everybody seems contented and happy today.

So 4 weeks ago I started collecting eggs for a broody that seemed pretty determined about it. Each day I chose 2 or 3 eggs out of my collection and put them in a egg carton on my porch where the temp seemed right. Then one morning (colder than usual) I noticed the thermometer was close to...

So Northern Michigan winter is in full swing, and today I wanted to share my cooped up flock and a couple things I do each winter to keep them healthy and occupied. 1 bale of 2nd cutting alfalfa is something I buy each fall. The small leaves are packed with nutrition. Fiber, Vitamin C, Iron...

I purchased one dozen eggs from a seller who listed Marans on Craigslist. His location is about 170 miles from Me. He sent me 16 eggs, all arriving in good shape. There have been times shipped eggs yield me no result, but this time my broody hen Jade and I ended up with 12 adorable chicks.

Just sharing! The chicks are starting to arrive. Went to the hardware and picked out a big box yesterday. Have a 100 watt bulb in the heat lamp. #4 3 others already in the brooder Out the door to the feed store this morning for chick starter. It feels like spring now!

Today is kind of chilly here in Michigan and was scrolling through recipes and I love to bake. Ita a great way to warm the house and baking bread smells Devine. Ran accrost this post from 2009 from Frugal of his family recipe for braided bread and dinner rolls. I followed his direction exactly...

HI, Wondering if anyone can help me. My Mother made the Best baked rice pudding, and try as I might, I can not find a recipe that is "As-Good" as hers. My Mom did not tell me the recipe or write it down and is now passed. Does anyone have one I can try?

So i free range my chickens and guineas and in the last few years the guineas have dwindled to a small flock of 1 female and 3 males. Then last month i only saw the three males and knew either my one remaining female was eaten by something or was sitting somewhere on eggs. So noticed the 3...

So a broody stole a nest under a Bush and presented me with 6 adorable mixed breed chicks. They are about a month old now and I realized today one of the chicks has one blond wing and one black wing. The down under the wings is also yellow on one side black on the other. I have had chickens for...

My broody Jade, went broody at the end of March. I wanted to add new blood to my flock so i recieved shipped eggs. She had sat on golf balls for a couple weeks while i shopped and waited for them to arrive. So they were due to hatch on April 27th and we did not get one chick hatch. I felt so...

Here are three video clips from our trail cam. It's located 40 ft from our chicken coop. I've also got pictures of fox, raccoon, and opossum. Sneaking Coyote Back Again Dogs Are On It

Having had chickens now for most of my life I know that chicken keeping is a constant struggle. I was lucky and learned a lot from my mother who always had chickens. And my Mother learned most of what she knew from her grandmother who raised and sold dressed chickens and eggs back in the early...

So on Mother's Day my husband ask me what I wanted to do. I replied" I need new Broody hutches" this spring we had dismantled the hutches I had been using as they say we're pretty dilapidated. my Mother had built them when I was a Youngster. I am now 60. I had saved all the hardware cloth and...

Hello everone, Yesterday i collected this egg with a grainy surface. Does anyone have an idea what causes this. The other 2 eggs are my normal eggs i gather every day. I dont know who laid this egg but i do have brought home some new hens this spring. All my birds are over 3 years old. The new...

How many of us have been told by an oldtimer at one time that thunder and lightning storms kill your hatching eggs? Me, for one was told that by my mother and 2 other beloved old timers who i might add were invaluable sources of good advice on many different subjects. My experience that...

I wanted to share an older story about my daughter who was 10 at the time. It was a small article in the online version of Traverse Magazine. She is 16 now, and would kill me if she knew i was doing this. https://mynorth.com/2013/09/northern-michigan-10-yr-old-saves-her-chickens-from-hawk/ 2...

So all summer i was constantly breaking up my broodies as i did not want to deal with a bunch of access roosters going into fall. But my one hen Carmelo was determined so i gave her some eggs and she hatched 3 chicks about a month ago. I posted pictures of her here on this site with her babies...

My girl Carmello hatched her 3 eggs yesterday! My chickens are all a mixture, but my current rooster is barred with feather feet. I just had to post some pics!

A few years ago my husband and i were watching PBS and caught the end segment of MAD CITY CHICKENS which is a realy enjoyable documentary about back yard chickens. We HAD to purchase the CD so we could watch the whole thing. Its informative and some parts are laugh out loud funny. This is a...

So here is one of my funniest chicken stories. Years ago when I was building my greenhouse in the open area of my yard. I had to walk right by the front stoop of my chicken house where a lot of the chickens hung out to dust bathe and primp their feathers. I did a lot of walking back and forth...