Category Archives: Poultry
Buying Chickens – Hatcheries & Breeders
Hatcheries can be a great place to buy chickens but buyers should beware. If you’re interested in quality, or even truth, you’re likely to be disappointed by many farm supply stores and hatcheries. Most people with small flocks want a colorful … Continue reading
Narcolepsy in Chickens
Yes, animals can have narcolepsy, meaning, they suddenly fall asleep anytime, anywhere. From what I’ve found it seems to be genetic. Dogs can have it, horses can have it and while I haven’t been able to find research on narcolepsy in … Continue reading
A Word About Roosters
I researched chickens long before I had any idea I’d one day catapult myself into a rural life. I even made vision boards of my imaginary life on a farm. I had never touched a chicken prior to getting my first. I watched … Continue reading
A True Ugly Duckling Story
Some animals (not all) have a strong desire to be a parent. Delia, my sweetest duck, was one of those animals who wanted to be a mother. One day she disappeared and I found her hiding by the pond. She was quietly … Continue reading
Naked Birds – Its Molting Season!
It’s that time of year where my property looks like birds have exploded everywhere – Or someone had a massive pillow fight I wasn’t invited to. There are very large turkey feathers and fluffy chicken feathers and long goose feathers EVERYWHERE. … Continue reading
A City Girls Advice for Moving to a Rural Life
I hear from more and more people who want to move to a country lifestyle. They want advice from everything from property selection to animal breeds and even dating. I searched for a long time trying to find someone doing … Continue reading
Even Chickens Fall in Love at First Sight – Seriously
Every once in a while, if you’re present, you can witness small miracles. Marcel the rooster was the recipient of such a miracle and I had the honor of seeing it. Marcel was a Black Copper Marans rooster, the breed that lays the chocolate colored egg – … Continue reading
Wind Eggs, Fart Eggs, Rubber Eggs
Egg abnormalities are a normal part of chicken keeping. You’ll see odd shapes and sizes, color variations, even eggs within eggs. Very small eggs without yolks as well as regular sized eggs missing their shells are often referred to as … Continue reading
Death on a Farm
I rarely talk about death here. It’s something you’re faced with too often on a farm. Over time you come to expect it and harden to it a bit. But then there are those deaths that wreck you and make … Continue reading
Exencephaly in Chicks
Do you have a newly hatched chick with a bubble on it’s head or a blister on it’s head, similar to the one below? Exencephaly is a cranial malformation where varying degrees of the chicks brain or cranial fluid is exposed. This … Continue reading
