Tag: chickens walk about

IT’S THAT TIME

One of the nice things about using the Deep Litter method in the chicken coop is that over the course of the year, we can just add more bedding on top of the old, with an occasional layer of Diatomaceous Earth. The bad thing… Continue Reading “IT’S THAT TIME”

THE BALLOON PANIC

This afternoon was warm and lovely and perfect for a chicken walk-about. They were ecstatic! Shortly after I let them out of the run, they saw a hawk. Everyone ran to the woods and screamed. Fortunately, a crow chased the hawk away. Did you… Continue Reading “THE BALLOON PANIC”

Roaming Chickens

As fall deepens and it gets dark earlier every day, the chickens don’t have as much opportunity to get out as they used to. Today, though, I got home a few minutes earlier so they get a half hour of freedom before chicken bedtime.