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Hi Gina, I read the latest edition and I was quite saddened especially with the Jim Tucker story. Ever since I can remember chickens have always been in [...]
Chicken Coop and Run with Awning
Ley Gorrell : I've attached some photos of our chicken coop and run. We backed it up to our old tool barn, and put the same cedar siding [...]
Broody Hen adopts a baby Jackdaw
Sue : I wonder if your readers would find this interesting? We all know broody hens are amazing but this seemed exceptional to me. A baby jackdaw [...]
Mother Nature and Human Cultivation Working in Harmony
Sally : Many organic farmers understand the interconnectedness of life and so they not only don't use pesticides, but they have other farming practices that also work to [...]
9 Chicks Hatched – 7 are Roosters!
Keith, Jennifer, Christy and Paula McLaughlin "Last summer, my family took our trip back to my grandfather's farm in North Carolina and brought back 14 fertile eggs to [...]
Is it true Americaunas only lay for one year?
Thea : I've been raising Americauna chickens for a few years now. This winter it seems they've molted late, having had people I'd never seen come to [...]
“O Lord I pray on bended knee,
I hear the rain a-fallin,
O weatherproof our leaky roof,
And hold up our tarpaulin.”
The oldest living chicken was Muffy, a Red Quill Muffed American Game, who was 22 years old as of 2011.
Cool fruits such as water melon can help cool and refresh your chickens on a hot summers day.