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  • Tuesday Happenings

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    Nerdbilly

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    I’m watching a little button buck graze his way between the strip of woods that runs between our property and the neighbors this morning. He’s frequently out during the day when the rest of the herd is in hiding, but I’ve also seen several does starting to come out in the late morning here and…

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  • Flock Re-org.

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    Nerdbilly

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    It’s a gorgeous sunny day – we’ll be reaching highs in the 50’s today.  Our little handicapped Welsummer hen has been getting increasingly lonely and bored in the brooder cage, so we decided we’d try putting her out in the coop today. We’ve also been concerned about waiting for too long and having issues with…

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  • 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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