Serenity Acres Now

Chronicles Of A Family Farm

Month: March 2010

  • Poor little gimpy leg chick

    Poor little gimpy leg chick

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    Nerdbilly

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    When we moved the chickens to the outdoor coop on 21 February, we made the sad discovery that one of our little Welsummer hens had injured her leg and was limping around pitifully. We kept her in the brooder cage in order to allow her to recuperate, as we suspect it is a sprain, and…

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  • Our Chickens

    Our Chickens

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    Nerdbilly

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    In January 2010, we experienced The Chickening. That is to say, we brought home twenty peeping fuzzballs that had been hatched four days earlier and introduced them into their new home, a brooder house that we built in our basement. They’ve grown considerably in the following weeks, and have been outside in their coop since…

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  • Welcome!

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    Nerdbilly

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    Welcome to my new site featuring our farm, Serenity Acres. In addition to the blog, I’ll be adding other informational pages, as well as items for sale as they become available, including farm fresh eggs, and in the future, honey and goat’s milk products. We are just about to start our first round of seeds…

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