July 6, 2010 Fourth of July and Visits With Hens We had visitors over the Fourth of July weekend. On our agenda was playing in the sand and water at San Simeon Beach, peeking…
June 21, 2010 Hencam – Getting a Better Webcam View There are two Panasonic cameras on the hens. We’ve been working on moving the outdoor camera the last few days, trying to find the…
June 7, 2010 Rosie’s Pecked Head-Bottom of Pecking Order Rosie is balding. She’s been been getting the feathers picked off her head for some time now. Poor Rosie. She is at the bottom…
May 23, 2010 “Broody” or “Setting” Hens We are putting buckets in the nest at 4:00 p.m. each day after the hens have finished laying their eggs. After 21 days…
April 22, 2010 Chickens Eat My Garden Because I have six hens and love to garden, people often ask,”Are chickens and gardens compatible?” My answer is, except for cleaning up bugs…
April 14, 2010 People and Chickens-First Time Visitors It’s really heart-warming to see folks visiting our chickens for the first time. Some have never seen a hen close-up. Some have never…
March 20, 2010 Observing the Pecking Order It has been fun observing the development of our hens, and yes, it appears a pecking order has been established. The one we used…
March 12, 2010 Floor Space for Chicken Coop and Runs People are looking for information on building chicken coops. I know, because, many visitors to this site click on “A Chicken Coop for a…
February 28, 2010 Visit With Hens-Children and Chickens Our youngest granddaughter visited with the hens for the first time this weekend. At 20 months, she’d had no previous experience with chickens and…
February 7, 2010 Chickens Have Friends We’ve had our six hens since they were three days old. Like our own children, their personalities have pretty much stayed the same since…
February 5, 2010 Hen Talk I’ve been working on setting up another website on chickens. I don’t want to tell you the domain name yet as I’m not proud…
January 31, 2010 Tulip, the Hen, is Back! Tulip is a beautiful Ameraucana hen. Her long, dark legs and neck make her stand out. She has what is called a “muffler and…
January 27, 2010 Designing a Space for Chickens We do not live on a farm, nor do we want to turn over our garden to foraging chickens, so we designed a small…
January 22, 2010 Choosing the Right Breed of Chickens Deciding which breeds of chickens you want for your backyard chicken project is a pretty important decision. There are books and magazine articles on…
January 20, 2010 Feeding Baby Chicks Chicks grow from tiny fluffy balls to egg-laying hens in five months. It is amazing how their little bodies turn chicken feed into feathers,…
