Category Archives: Chickens

New coop

We are constructing a new “mobile” chicken coop for the new layers.  The wood was milled here from trees we cut down a few years ago.

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“Seriously folks, I can’t make this stuff up”

One of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite books to read about the farming/food industry, Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal! by Joel Salatin.  It’s a great read, filled with humor and information.  It will seriously blow … Continue reading

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Ginger

Well, Ginger is at it again.  The other day she made it back into the house and strolled through the kitchen.  She sauntered through the dining room. She quizzically looked into the boys room, where she saw…… Daniel’s bed and … Continue reading

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Weathervane?

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Dangers of higher learning

All of the ladies were away for the day yesterday and it was just me and the boys.  We ate lunch and, mostly because I was tired, we had a “quiet hour”.  I took a nap.  The boys spent their quiet hour blowing … Continue reading

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Pastured Chicken Hot off the Grass!

As weird as it may seem, I always look forward to processing day.  I like to know how well we did our job by the look & weight of the birds, and there is no better way to know that than by “looking under … Continue reading

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Almost time…

It is almost time to process our Pastured Poultry.  Having done this before we are super excited to have just about finished our WhizBang Chicken plucker!! There are many videos on YouTube of them in operation if you are curious … Continue reading

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