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So, I'm sitting here at my desk, working away, when I hear a loud continuous squawking from the backyard. I knew from my compadre La Gringa's blogicito that when a chicken lays an egg, she trumpets the news. This sure sounded like trumpeting to me! I ran out to the backyard and found Lucy* sneaking out from behind the old coop (where it's dark). I looked and here's what I saw (click on photo to make it larger):
Wow, TWO . . . → Read More About Tengo Huevos ["I Have Eggs." Or "I Have Balls." But, in this case, it means eggs.]
Ok, I was exaggerating a bit on the $500 egg. It will actually be quite reasonable, well under $200 for that first delicious huevo! And that's including chicks, feed and coop materials. It does not include the 20-hours of labor (max) to build the coop, but it was labor of love, so that would never count anyway.
Honest, that's what he told me. I'm going with it.
You, too, can have such a fine coop. Design is simple, here's a materials list:
25 1×2 @ 4 varas* each . . . → Read More About The Real Scoop on the Coop
… is a joy forever. Last night, I had to carry the chickens into the new coop and they were not happy about being there. This morning, they wouldn't come out! They were busy pecking at everything, finding ants in the straw…
And, of course, the minute I turned off the camera and started to walk away, they all three flew out of the coop like they'd been chased! Didn't walk down the nice brand-new walkway… flew, one right after the other. Very unexpected sight. I . . . → Read More About A Thing of Beauty
The "H&B" used to stand for Hal & Brian, but it evolved into Heavy & Bald. (Guess how.) It also stands as a testament to how long something will last, which is forever. These boys don't spare a screw. "Overbuild it!" is their motto. And that extends to chicken coops. If there is room for another corner brace, why not?
Hal is building without Brian these days (as is Brian without Hal – a sad state of affairs!) And he's no longer heavy or bald. Still overbuilding, though, and my chickens are . . . → Read More About H&B Construction Builds The World’s Cutest Chicken Coop
Last night, as I was putting the chickens to bed, I finally had to admit that, either chickens as a species are seriously lacking in the brains department, or I just lucked out and got three really dumb birds. I don't mean to be insulting to my girls, but it's a fact.
Wanting to prove or disprove my observations, I Scroogled "intelligent chickens." The top search results were animal humane sites, all using the amazing and (well) hidden intelligence of chickens as a reason . . . → Read More About Things I Know About Chickens NOW
I got it bad. I'd rather hang out with my chickens than almost anything. They are so cute, they don't ask for much other than food and water. I'm pretty sure they like it when I'm there. They don't run away (too much) when I put my hand out to put them down for the day or up for the night. They come to the sound of my voice. They listen when I talk. (Oh, they like me!) Here's what they look like now:
My friend . . . → Read More About Chicken Fever
Even though we weren't quite ready, we got us some chickens. I just couldn't wait and I figured, like anything else, having chickens would make us ready. Three little week-old chicks. The guy at the store said they were all girls. Perfect! After I got them home, however, I read that you can't really "sex" them until they are quite a bit older than a week. Somewhere between birth and 12 weeks… I have more research to do on when I'll know. Or how I'll know: does a boy chicken have a penis?
. . . → Read More About Chicken Challenges
Mood Music:
Perhaps we're taking this gardening thing too far, but – drum roll, please – we're gettin' chickens this week!!! For eggs, not dinner. I'm not up to wringing and waxing… yet.
But, baby-o-baby, I am all excited by the chicken idea. Even more than Hal and the boys, which is surprising. Guys like dirt and hammers whereas I like stores and traffic. I mean, I love the idea of farming: being outside in all that sunshine and fresh air, . . . → Read More About Backyard Chickens
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