Sunday, July 27, 2014

How To Raise Chickens WITHOUT Buying Feed, and Get Excellent Compost and Eggs Too

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Now that I am back home in the country and and have begun rebuilding my flock, I am dedicated to using permaculture and sustainability conce...
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Friday, May 16, 2014

And For My Next Trick...Cream Legbars, Black Javas, and Black Copper Marans

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It's pretty exciting to plan my return to the chicken charming scene.  I'm finally at the stage where I know exactly where we are go...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

A Homecoming--Back to My Charmed Life

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I can't tell you how much I've missed my charmed life back home in Arkansas, raising chickens.  We moved to the suburbs of Philadelp...
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Monday, March 12, 2012

Peeping and Pipping and Zipping and Hatching, Oh My!

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Day 21 started at 7 pm last night, and our first chick emerged before midnight.  At this point, at 9 am on day 21, we have two healthy chick...
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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Getting Ready for the Big Hatch!

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Big news, worth crowing about. What do you get when one sweet-hearted, valiant rooster and several hard-working hens love each other very m...
Monday, February 20, 2012

Hatching Won't Wait a Minute Longer, Or, The Peepers Made Me Do It

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Really, need I say more?  If you had collected these beauties in the last four days, and the sun was shining, and you heard the peepers last...
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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Gearing Up for Spring Hatches: Breeding Pens

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If you have only one rooster, you don't need to prepare at all for hatching--just collect the eggs from hens you wish to use as breed ...