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Preparedness For Winter and A Look Back In Time Through Old Poultry Ads
There is a certain human quality in all humans which makes us put off until tomorrow that which we should do today. I have it; you have it and everybody possesses their full share. It [...]
Do Not Feed Chickens + Possible Bumblefoot
Tom : Following the recent bird flu restrictions, I have had my chickens in a covered but smaller than usual enclosure. I was away most of the last month and only got them out into [...]
Chicken Diet Supplements
Rin : Happy healthy chickens! We treat our girls and two boys (who've lived together since they were chicks - they don't fight each other and actually are quite close ❤️) to diet supplements of [...]
Still Not Laying
Elaine : When I lost my sweet hen in a terrible heat wave last year (she went into the egg box without my knowing and died in there of heat), I got a 8-week old [...]
Enjoying Watermelon as a Treat
MJ : I enjoy reading all the letters and it helps me a lot about the chickens. This is my first year to take care of chicks and I love it. I have very healthy [...]
Summer Shade
Ann-Marie Smith : Hello Gina, thanks for your latest newsletter! Most of your entries seem to be from the US, so I thought I would send you an item from Christchurch, New Zealand. We have [...]
“Our girls did us proud, they even laid one egg on the way back from the battery welfare trust . . . I never knew chickens had such personalities – ours are all different and keep us entertained with their antics.”
“Raising chickens is an addiction, with a twist…It produces and provides, not only a sense of pride and accomplishment, but also a pretty good breakfast.”