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  • Whirlwind Weekend

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    Nerdbilly

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    Our weekends are usually packed with all kinds of chores and projects around the homestead, but this weekend in particular was pretty eventful. On Friday, I went out to the brooder cage in our garage and was doing my usual changing of the water and providing more food. We just had a few Bantams and…

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  • They Grow Up So Quickly

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    Nerdbilly

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    Our chicks are getting bigger and braver every day – they are so cute and interesting to watch. Young chicken politics are almost as fascinating as ours, with pecking order being established, allies being made, and young roosters eying each other with a bit of suspicion. Our seven oldest chickens (who could start laying eggs any time…

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  • Little Napoleon Chicks

    Little Napoleon Chicks

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    Nerdbilly

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    Last night, we had to run up to Tractor Supply to pick up some new red heat lamp bulbs for our chicken coop. I had purchased some on special about a month ago, it was a two-pack that was about the same price as the name brand one-pack. What a mistake! The screw thread section…

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