by tracibenoit | Jan 10, 2023 | chickens
Thinking About Getting Chickens? 7 Thinks You NEED to Know BEFORE Starting Your Flock Chickens are the opposite of smart. Don’t get me wrong, I love the little fluffy things more than most other animals. But they are very set in their ways, and their ways aren’t...
by tracibenoit | Jul 16, 2019 | chickens
Eggs have been around since the beginning of time. Whether they were here before the chicken I can’t say, but either way, they’re nothing new. You’ve probably eaten eggs dozens of times in your life (see what I did there?), but do you even know where your eggs come...
by tracibenoit | May 22, 2019 | chickens
There are so many things that can happen when hatching chicks. Incubators aren’t the same as a momma hen, and sometimes things happen that we aren’t prepared for. Curled toes in chicks occur from several reasons, like a vitamin deficiency, the wrong humidity levels in...
by tracibenoit | May 16, 2019 | chickens
As a new chicken tender (one who tends to chickens), you may be amazed at the enormous amount of information there is out there about chickens. From chicken coops, chicken fencing, and chicken feed to chicken swings, chicken toys and, even chicken...
by tracibenoit | Apr 18, 2019 | chickens
Henny is still living at the house. It’s been just over 3 months since her break, but I don’t want to put her back at the barn with all of the others. She’s got a special place, mainly in the garage where she’s decided to lay and roost. Again, it’s Henny’s...
by tracibenoit | Mar 14, 2019 | chickens
Henny Chesney comes and goes as she pleases now. She helps in the garden by scratching around, picking up worms and keeping me company. She also enjoys a good afternoon nap in the shade of a tree, while I hold her in my lap on the swing. Who’s in charge...
by tracibenoit | Feb 27, 2019 | chickens
Henny Chesney is now allowed to move around outside as she pleases. I’m keeping her near the house, which is at least 200+ yards from the barn and any other chicken. She still comes inside in the evening to her ‘coop’ in my bathroom. She even knows that’s where she...
by tracibenoit | Feb 19, 2019 | chickens
I’m worried about Henny Chesney’s leg. I got my son to hold her today while I changed her splint and I could see her leg is clearly bent. It almost looks like the bones aren’t meeting up like they should, like she’ll never be able to use her leg like this. The leg...
by tracibenoit | Jan 31, 2019 | chickens
Henny Chesney is making strides. Well, not actual strides since she still can’t walk, but she’s started standing on one leg more often. She puts the injured leg down towards the ground but doesn’t actually put any weight on it. She hops on the good leg a little. She...
by tracibenoit | Jan 24, 2019 | chickens
We have too many chickens to count. Seriously, I refuse to count because I don’t want to know. If you’ve ever heard of ‘chicken math’ this is part of it. We do keep track of them so we don’t have any missing, but it’s more like, “Where’s Goliath?” I...
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