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EcoGlow 20 Safety 600 Brooder from Binsea
I first heard about this brooder from The Chicken Chick you can find her webpage here https://the-chicken-chick.com/ Years ago what brought me to her page was poop, I’ve been a fan ever since. While some of the things she does … Continue reading
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What happens when you go to the store
It started innocently, we were working outside and the rain was coming which ended working outside. I suggested we run to the feed store to get chick feed. The decision had been made to increase the flock size by hatching … Continue reading
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Update on the chicken feed
We started adding in the new layer and meat bird dry foods the week of March 13, 2023. Up to this point we had been getting 1 – 3 eggs per day and many days there would be no eggs … Continue reading
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Update on the bedding
The bedding has been down now for 3 weeks and while official spring is a ways down the calendar we have already had seriously wet weeks. So far I have to say I’m really pleased. I put it down after … Continue reading
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Change is for the birds re-deux
I’m a little late to the party but here we go. We had been noticing that we just were not getting the eggs like we had been. Now there are reasons for this: Lazy. We just were not checking the … Continue reading
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Raised Bed Greenhouse Top
We would like to put up a greenhouse, but for the time being, we do not have one. We’ve been researching crops you can plant early, and found that the brassicas are very frost and cold tolerant. In fact, they … Continue reading
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Change is for the birds part deux
When we built the new and improved coop I wanted features: I wanted to be able to stand up fully inside the building and in the run. I wanted to be able to collect eggs without having to go in … Continue reading
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Change is for the birds
Three big changes are happening for the chickens. We are switching from sand in the coop to coffee grounds. We are resolving the muddy slop in the run with compressed bedding pellets. We are changing their food in 3 ways.
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Bird of Paradise seeds are cool
These seeds are almost to pretty to plant. They have tufts of bright orange hair in a deep purple or black seed. The package suggests making a cut in the seed and then soaking them for 48 hours. A random … Continue reading
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A tale of three seeds from the islands
Recently I received these three seeds as a gift. While I love seeds and playing in the dirt is my favorite, I feel sorry for the seeds. We shall see if I can get them to grow and keep them … Continue reading
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