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Two more eggs
No eggs yesterday, though the Buff Orpington was agitating and hanging in the nest box last evening…but no egg. Today brought two though: probably one from the Buff Orpington and another now from the Plymouth Rock. Yesterday we freshly clipped … Continue reading
Chickens lay first egg
Before we left for tonight’s Timbers game I went to pay the chickens a visit as I was hearing them sounding off a bit. Counting them I came up with one short. I told Paul the Plymouth Rock was missing … Continue reading
Quieting the beast
The beast was the Frigidaire Ultra Quiet III that came with our house. A go kart driving around the living room would have been quieter. Plus our neighbor’s failed pretty quickly after they moved in. And their replacement also did … Continue reading
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Where is summer?
June was very dreary. The solar panels produced only 243kWh’s for the month. Their production last year was starting to approach 100% of what our household consumed. This year that ratio is probably around 30%.
Crime and Punishment
We were bottling beer this afternoon and heard some loud squawking from outside and thump on the wall and a lot more squawking. Turns out one of the birds (I think that’s a Wellsummer up there) flew the coop. We’d … Continue reading
Chickens move out
The chickens are seven weeks old and with the slightly warmer weather have graduated from their cramped brooder box in the garage out into the coop/run. I think the only think I have left to do is get some rock … Continue reading
Chicken field trip
I got home from school this evening and it seemed like the rain was clearing out and it was a bit warmer than it’s seemed lately, so…took the birds out to scratch around the run. At first they mostly hung … Continue reading
Sunny spring continues to be good for solar production
March in northwest Oregon had a lot of sunny weather again like last month. We produced 227kWh’s of electricity. This month that amounts to about 34% of what our household consumed.
Dark beers
After a full day working on the chicken run (fence almost completes) and coop (just needs doors and roof shingles) it seemed like a good reason to pop open some special beers: two bourbon barrel aged and two chocolate/coffee porters. … Continue reading
Chicks 4 weeks old
The chickens are now four weeks old and continue to grow quickly. I added a little annex onto the brooder box as it was starting to seem crowded. Progress continues sporadically on the coop and run. Need to get serious … Continue reading