Tag: Chickens


  • Not fretting quite so much…

    We are about to go take our son to his favorite Sunday destination: McDonald’s. (Well, truthfully, it’s the PlayPlace that is his focus.) So this will be quick. The little goat ladies seem to be doing fine – I heard from both our vet and the breeders last night and it sounds like it’s just…

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  • The Great Noodle Keep-Away Game

    The Great Noodle Keep-Away Game

    This morning, I brought out some leftover egg noodles to the chickens in the coop, and I was witness to one of the most amusing sights in my life: chickens playing keep-away with one another, and jumping acrobatically in the air to gain their own noodle treasure. I’m going to try and get some more…

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  • The Troublemakers

    The Troublemakers

    I took some photos of the troublemaker chickens this morning; some folks on the Backyard Chickens forum are going to have a peek and try to determine if these might be Cornish Crosses (broilers) rather than White Plymouth Rocks. And what would that mean, exactly, you ask? Well, I’ll try to answer as best as…

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