Tag: keeping chickens


  • Surgery Recovery and Seed Starting

    Surgery Recovery and Seed Starting

    My sinus surgery was performed this past Wednesday, and I’ve been busy recovering and trying to keep up with the bare essentials around the homestead. I’m really hoping that this operation was worthwhile, because there is some pain to endure in the aftermath, and I’m still not breathing through my nose (although I’m assured that…

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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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