Category Archives: Livestock

The first batch of chicks we bought at the farm store had 3 mystery chicks that I bought for half price. After we got the chicks home I noticed one of the mystery chicks had a twisted beak. We both … Continue reading →

Before we left on vacation we made a small upgrade to the chicken coop. We had seen a flock of wild turkeys in our field and we didn’t want the annoying buzzards cleaning out the chicken feeders in one day. … Continue reading →

I found one small egg in among the regular eggs. It weighed 9 grams and had a tiny yolk in it. I gave this egg away to a friend as a joke, and when they cracked it open they said … Continue reading →

After I listed our 9 old hens on craigslist I cleaned out their chicken coop. I shoveled out all the deep litter and removed the straw from the nesting boxes. All of that went into my garden beds. We wanted … Continue reading →

I listed our 9 old hens on craigslist. These were the first hens we got after moving into our place so I feel a bit sad about it. Their new owners are going to use them for layers and butcher … Continue reading →

Monday night we butchered five roosters. That leaves one lucky rooster with the chipper name of Evil. Evil got his name because he would give you evil’ish looks in the chicken pen. We kept him because he was the most … Continue reading →

Back in April 2011 I ordered some new chicks. We wanted good foragers and smaller hens so they would eat less. I picked out 15 Lakenvelders as the core of my new flock and everything sounded great on paper. We’ve … Continue reading →

Early this morning we checked on Punker and found that she had died. Lee brought her outside to do a chicken autopsy so we could figure out what had lodged in her crop. It was then that he realized that … Continue reading →

My daily walk to the chicken pen turned out more eventful then usual today. Punker was laying on the ground looking mostly dead. I brought her into the house and we set up a re-cooperation pen for her. While looking … Continue reading →