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chickens

Birdies Birdies Everywhere

by Lisa Linderman on August 12, 2009

in baby animals,birds,chickens

Today was apparently the Day of the Birds around here! Last week, a gal posted on PDXBackyardChix that she had three “escape artist” hens she needed to rehome. She got an offer in Oregon City, but she lives not too far from me, and that’s a long ways from where we are. I happened to [...]

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Final Chick Tally

by Lisa Linderman on July 31, 2009

in baby animals,broody,chickens

Of the original dozen eggs we put under the broody hen, we have four survivors. To my untrained eye, they appear to be three Rhode Island Reds and a Silver Laced Wyandotte. The only reason I can even guess that closely is that I know I only got RIR and SLW eggs, plus one Aracauna [...]

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Broody Hen Update

by Lisa Linderman on July 13, 2009

in broody,chickens

I’ve had chickens for a little over a year now, from chicks through to full grown hens. When I first acquired my five “sexed” chicks, I hoped all five would be female. With an 80-90% accuracy rate, I knew it was a risk one wouldn’t be. I didn’t have any idea how to tell if [...]

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The Random Report

by Lisa Linderman on July 6, 2009

in bees,broody,chickens,deer,honeybees,repellents

There’s a local radio station that plays something called the “Random Report”. And it is random, as is their musical selection. Probably explains why I like the station. Anyway, I’m often given to making random reports as well…and they look something like this: Mint Ice CreamVerdict – Not very much like storebought mint ice cream, [...]

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