Category: Chickens
SUSSEX CHICKENS
SPECKLED SUSSEX This is my beautiful speckled Sussex hen. I had never owned sussex chickens until she came along. She is a sweet gentle hen with a lot of personality. I plan to add several more to my growing flock. LIGHT SUSSEX BUFF SUSSEX CORONATION SUSSEX RED SUSSEX WHITE SUSSEX Related
WHY YOU SHOULD NOT WASH FRESH EGGS
WHY YOU SHOULD NOT WASH FRESH EGGS I usually don’t wash my eggs until I am ready to use them unless it’s been raining and they are dirty. I have done extensive research before making this decision and realized that they stayed fresh much longer if unwashed whether they were refrigerated or not. […]
Our Newest Chicks
I was excited to come home from vacation and see new baby chicks. Ginger is my mother hen and I usually let her raise all babies. The three chicks with black coloring are Polish babies and the yellow one is a silkie.
TO WASH OR NOT TO WASH FRESH EGGS
I just ran across this article on the egg wash debate. I don’t wash my eggs unless I am ready to give the away or I am ready to eat them. I do place them in the refrigerator, though I don’t believe it’s necessary, since I don’t eat a lot of eggs and I don’t […]
Cochin Chickens
BLACK ROOSTER BLACK HEN WHITE ROOSTER WHITE HEN PENCILED HEN PENCILED ROOSTER SILVER LACED SILVER LACED BUFF ROOSTER BUFF BLUE GOLDEN LACED HEN GOLDEN LACED ROOSTER LEMON BLUE LEMON BLUE MOTTLED ROOSTER MOTTLED HEN BARRED SPLASH COLOMBIAN CALICO CALICO ROOSTER SELF BLUE CUCKOO HEN Related
This is what happens when your chicken…….
This is what happens when your chicken gets into thing they shouldn’t. Now I just hope our water doesn’t freeze tonight since it no longer has a cover. Related
CHICKENS ENJOYING A CHRISTMAS TREAT
Here are my babies checking out their Christmas treat. Of course, after a couple of minutes of inspection, they dive right into the cake. Here is my little frizzle running off with part of the marshmallow snowman. Those pretzel arms sure came in handy. Related
My chickens enjoying fall watermelons
It’s almost the end of October and we still have watermelons. Not only is this great for me, but my chickens are also enjoying this fall bounty. At least what we can save from the coyotes who tend to love them as much as we do. My babies are about 4 months old now and […]
My chickens are growing up.
My little ones are getting bigger and I can tell what most of them are now. There are a few exceptions like the Cochin below. I also have several white crested polish but the one shown below has gold on the front. White Crested Polish Black Silkie Easter Egger Penciled Cochin ? My Millie […]
More Pictures of my New Chicks
Here are a few pics of some of my new babies…. Blue Silkie Cream Brabanter or Tolbunt Polish ??? White Frizzle Polish Partridge Cochin Black & White Polish
My Chickens ~ Easter Eggers
I haven’t had any hens in several years that laid colored eggs so I was excited when a friend offered me two hens. I don’t know if the hens I have had in the past was Ameraucanas, Americanas, or Easter Eggers. They laid everything from blue to green eggs and I have missed those beautiful […]
Is it a Rooster or Hen?
Is it a rooster or a hen? This is a common question you get if you raise chickens. When I hatched chicks, I have used the wing length method. Hens’ wing feathers will be two different lengths and a roosters will all be the same length. This has to been done soon after they hatch. […]
My news chicks….
One of my daughters friends (and one of my “adoptive” girls), came to visit me Sunday. She had asked me if I wanted any more chickens. I told her I would love to have some silkies and if she had any. Well….she brought me 22 silkies…..along with some d’uccles, cochins, seabrights, […]
Garden Tour of Moss Mountain Farm – P Allen Smith
‘m contintuing my tour of Moss Mountain Farms with P Allen Smith here with photos of his gardens. The flower gardens were filled with bright pops of color ; add that to having the Arkansas river as your backdrop and you have a feast for the eyes. Here are some of the photos of his […]
Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
When I pulled into my driveway this afternoon, I could see the sun shining between the dark clouds and loved the way it lit up my blue chair. I ran into the house and grabbed my camera and headed out the back door. It was nice to see the sunshine since I had spent […]
Mama Hen
I went to lock up the chickens for the night and saw that Mama hen finally got all of her babies on the roost with her. She’s such a good mama.
New Baby Chicks
I usually don’t hatch baby chicks in the fall but the coyotes have left me with only 15 chickens and I had a hen that wouldn’t get off her nest so I decided to let her hatch a few eggs. I now have six adorable babies. Related
Saying Goodbye to My Friend
As you can see by the photos, this was my buddy. He met me everyday when I came home from work. I would pull into the driveway and he would be there waiting for me to pick him up. Now when I pull into the driveway, there is no one there to greet me. My […]
Chicken Surprise !
This is what happens when you go on vacation for 16 days. I had three hens on eggs the whole time I was gone and this is the results… 14 chicks in the first round – this is what you get when you mix Millie Fleur D’Uccle, black, blue, barred and white cochins, and a […]
New Baby Chicks
I can always tell it’s spring on the farm, not by the new leaves on the trees, or the first green grass, and not even by the blooming of the daffodils. No, I can tell by the sound of baby chicks hatching. Here are some pictures of the new baby chicks and I have more […]
Plans for a simple coop.
I’m always on the lookout for chicken coop plans so when I ran across this and thought is was a great easy coop for those that need detailed plans (like me). I got this from plan from Visual.ly here. Related
Should you keep eggs in the refrigerator?
I ran across this article today. Should you keep eggs in the refrigerator? I know people who keep them in the refrigerator and I know people that keep them on the counter. If I were to purchase eggs from the store and they were in the refrigerator at the store, I would put them in […]
Chicken Coop Plan
If you are thinking about building a chicken cooop, here is a plan you may want to check out at buildeasy.com. Page Contents 1: About the chicken coop 2: Wood sizes and measurements 3: The materials list 4: The flat plan 5: The front elevation plan 6: The side elevation plan 7: The nesting […]
Mille Fleur d’uccle
Let me introduce you to Jack, Chrissy, and Janet. My three Millie Fleur D’uccles. I raised them from little chick and now I have three little chicks from them. They are my favorite chickens and they have the sweetest personalities.
