Posted on April 28, 2024 by RT
The Chicks are almost 8 weeks old, and it is past time for them to get out of my house! So, why are they still here? The Chicken Tractor needed to be readied so the big girls could be transferred there for the summer.… Continue Reading “I WANT THEM OUTTA MY HOUSE!”
Posted on March 14, 2024 by RT
The chicks are doing well. Chicks change dramatically over the first couple of months, and I’ve learned it is an exercise in futility to name them at this young age. Apparently, I can’t help myself though. So, their “temporary placeholders” (applied in general, not… Continue Reading “WINGS & TAILS”
Posted on March 8, 2024 by RT
Some say I am a strong woman. In some ways that may be true. When it comes to certain temptations though, there is very little that will sway me away from the dark side. Take chicks for instance… Remember last week when I bought… Continue Reading “UH-OH!”
Posted on July 4, 2022 by RT
Caboose is no more! She died today and we buried her on Chicken Hill where our previously deceased chickens are buried. She was one of our two Cream Legbar chickens. Her BFF, the other Cream Legbar, was Pecky. Caboose was a sweet chicken and… Continue Reading “AN ADDITION TO CHICKEN HILL”
Category: Self-RelianceTags: Caboose, Chickens, Cream Legbar, death on the homestead, pet death
Posted on November 22, 2020 by RT
If you’ve followed along the last 5 months, you know that I have seven chickens, three roosters and four hens, in two coops. There are 5 chickens in main coop, aka the Crookedest Chicken House in the East. The second, small, coop is for… Continue Reading “And then there were FOUR”
Category: Self-RelianceTags: Chickens, Cream Legbar, Laced Blue Belles, roosters