I know this may come as a complete shock but……………I got baby chicks. And lots of them. Two roosters, Elvis and Texas, and 22 hens. Eeeeekkk! The look on Logan’s face of sheer joy and happiness pretty much mirrors my…
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…Like yesterday. It’s been a year since we butchered our free range chickens after many attempts to save them from coyotes. No matter what we did, we just couldn’t take the free range out of the birds. So the decision…
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As with every thing in my life…I wait till the last minute. Oh, it’s 6pm and there are whimpering children with hunger pains…I should probably figure out what is actually for dinner. Or, Logan turned a year old two months…
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No matter how you slice it, organic feed can cost a small fortune. Hopefully I can save you from spending $80 per 50lbs like I did my first time around. I now pay less than half that. Thank you Lord. …
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That is how I felt after the first 24 hours of being a chicken owner. Up till that point in my life I had never dealt with an animal “dying”. Yes, I had had a few cats and a dog…
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Let’s be honest here. How much fun would it be if I only showed you the things we got right and turned out perfect. Well for one, that would lead you to believe we got this “mess” all together. And…
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I am a lover of all things nice and neat. Most days, my life is anything but nice and neat. Apparently I am only capable of taking care of and cleaning up after myself. Doesn’t bode well for a family…
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In “Do we even like chickens?? Part I” we learned that yes, we do like chickens! Once we “knew” chickens were a good fit for us and loved, loved, loved their eggs, we wanted to share these fabuloso eggs with…
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So three years ago we decided we needed chickens. Okay, I decided and my husband didn’t exactly put up a fight. So that qualifies as “we” correct?? Let’s not get distracted by details. Chad suggested we start out with four…
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