Fun Feathers… Over at Community Chickens

Are you picking out new chicks? Planning to add chickens to your existing flock or starting a flock? I just posted over at Community Chickens about a fun, fancy, feather color that I love to see in my backyard. Laced is the term, as in Silver Laced, Golden Laced, and Blue Laced Red… in my instance.
Read MoreSpring’s Chicks to 4-H Projects
Hello Everyone! I have a new post over at Community Chickens.
Read MoreEggs
Hi everyone…
I just wanted to share a picture of my dozen eggs. Note the “Wind Egg” is still in the reusable carton. I still have not decided just what to do with it. The ladies in my backyard, Blue Laced Red Wyandottes, have been busy with the longer days.
Read MoreVegetarian Fed…Community Chickens Post
Hi Everyone. There is a new post over at Community Chickens. This is the result of being able to leave the boys home with my Husband while I grocery shopped alone…Yes, all by myself. While I had the time to go up and down aisles, reading labels and checking things out, I decided to wander over to the egg section. There, I noticed that some of the cartons were labeled Vegetarian Fed.
Read MoreSurprise In The Egg Boxes on Community Chickens
The days have been getting longer and our egg production is starting to increase. This past week, as I was checking in on the nesting boxes, looking, hopeful, for eggs, I came across a surprise. There in the nest box was a teeny, tiny, little, blue egg. My Easter Egger laid what is known on the net as a “Wind Egg”.
Read MoreNeighborhood Cat Or Predator on Community Chickens
Hi Everyone! I have a new post that is published on Community Chickens. This is a look at predators in backyard chicken keeping. Specifically cats and how I take precautions with my flock to minimize the risk of stray cats attacking my chickens. Life is good in the Village and I am ever vigilant to protect my flock.
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