Whiskers on Chickens – Continued!

I can’t believe I never reported on this. About a month ago, on the recommendation of my chicken mentor  and fellow-blogger at This One Good Life, I ordered the Avian Aqua Miser from the good people at the Walden Effect, Anna and Mark. I installed three valves onto a five gallon bucket and hung it in the coop. It took …

Last Potato Harvest

Almost a bucket full of potatoes. 5.5 lbs of Red Marias and 14 lbs of Salem from one bed (22 feet). That’s similar to the potato bed up front, of earlies, which yielded 12 lbs from 16 feet. Also some last squashes, cherry tomatoes, cukes and some errant onions. What’s left is kale, chard, a …

An Afternoon with the Chickens

I am so glad we started the free range experiment, because I have learned that being with all those animals, doing what they do, is very relaxing and amusing and just plain good for the soul. I used to indulge in “chicken tv” through their fence, but it’s so much nicer when the characters come …

Introducing the Pullets to the Coop

We are in phase ii of introducing the little ones – three days shy of four months old, a month from laying? –  to the big girls. Their little coop has been sitting right next to the big one for over a week now, so the girls know each other. Because their run has screen …