February 10, 2010 Storing Rainwater for Summer Gardening We’ve gotten some blessed rain in California this year, thanks to El Nino conditions, and it looks like we may break a four-year drought….
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…
February 3, 2010 Artichokes Harvested I planted seeds of artichokes last winter in tiny six-packs. I really never expected them to sprout because most gardeners feel it is best…
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 30, 2010 A Break from Chickens and Gardening I know, I know. Chickens and gardening are my thing. But I need to take a break once in a while! We’ve had a…
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,…
January 18, 2010 Keeping Chicks at the Right Temperature Before we brought our six chicks home last spring, we readied a box for them. This was to be their brooder for the next…
January 16, 2010 Bracing for a Coastal Storm We’re getting ready for a series of storms that are supposedly heading our way. I say supposedly because the forecaster often predicts rain, and…
January 15, 2010 Chicks Need a Brooder Brooders can be exotic or as simple as you want, and chicks are not particular if you keep in mind their basic needs.
January 14, 2010 Thinking of Getting Chickens? There has been a movement in recent years to raise a few chickens in the backyards of both city and suburban dwellers. Producing your…
January 13, 2010 California Drought-Little Is Better Than Nothing We got a half inch of rain yesterday and during the night, and I’m thrilled. I hear the chuckles rising across the U.S. as…
January 9, 2010 Gardening by Phases of the Moon I planted five pounds of rye grass seeds around the apple trees just before the first rains came. Not one seedling sprouted! Mind you,…
