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Chicken Run In The Raised Garden Bed

Chickens are wonderful at clearing out weeds and bugs from garden beds! Plus, their manure makes a great fertilizer for next year’s crop!

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Fox Hunt

“That thievin’ fox was after my chickens!”

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How To Clip A Rooster’s Spurs

When Dirty Wilson decided he was going to get ugly, and attacked my little Ty man putting a nice hole in his arm, it was time to give the rooster’s spurs a good trim.
The hardest part is catching the roo. Once you’ve got him it’s a very simple process. (Pssst, by the way, kids are wonderful at catching chickens!)
We used a pair of goat hoof trimmers, ’cause that was the sharpest thing we had. A good pair of dog nail clippers would work, too. Just make sure that whatever you …

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Three More Animals Gone…

See who is gone, and why.

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The Good Rooster

Roosters are good for many things!! Here are some ways a good rooster watches out for the flock.

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Here’s a useful chart which shows what temperature you need to keep your brooder for chicks and ducklings.

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And Then There Were None.

Why baby chicks die. Sadly, all of ours did.

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How To Build A Nesting Box

If you have laying hens, you need a nesting box!

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Poor Little Chick

Just not sure this one’s gonna make it.

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They’re Hatching!

I was so thankful that my kids got to watch the entire process of a chick hatching from its shell! How exciting!