Tag Archives: chickens

This bird (maybe 14 inches head to toe) paid our walnut tree a visit. I thought it might be interested in the chickens or a nearby squirrel, but it appeared to be after some little song birds in the end. … Continue reading →

We got two Ameraucana’s in the hopes we’d get some particularly pretty eggs. They (and the Wellsummer) are the last to start laying. Today we finally got one! It is a very deep green color compared to the pale green-blue … Continue reading →

The birds have settled into a solid three a day production now. We’ve been eating eggs here and there, but their output hadn’t surpassed our consumption. Seems like from pretty much now onward we should have a full dozen eggs … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →