Took a trip down to Big R in Homer Glen with MashupDad today — it’s a great place to pick up feed for your backyard chickens, among other things! A couple of you had asked about how we care for the girls in the winter months, and here’s MashupDad showing off the newer cleaner model of …
Trying to get a picture of all four of the chickens together is kind of like wrangling kids to sit still and smile for a holiday photo. That’s Mabel’s tail feathers in the back left there, and that’s all she’s going to show you today! Yes, we’re back down to four chickens, as we lost …
From MashupDad Rachel has been on me to write a recap of and follow-up on the great backyard chickens experiment of 2014. I’m not much of a writer, but here goes! I’m a beekeeper, and as such, you attract a certain amount of anxious attention from your neighbors. One of our neighbors approached me and asked …
The other day I told you guys about our Steve-who-was-once-Stella, the rooster who could no longer live with us. Well, I’m happy to report that Steve has gone to live on a farm — no, for reals, guys. Although a bit dusty here from a recent “bath,” Steve’s a beautiful Silver Laced Wynadotte, and the …
…and comes home with more chickens. Not to mention any names. *coughMashupDadcough* Share this… Facebook Twitter Email Messenger Reddit Pinterest
Yeah, I’d be huddled together under the bushes too… Unfortunately I’ve instead been running around all day in this mess. Welcome to spring in Chicago, everyone! 🙂 Share this… Facebook Twitter Email Messenger Reddit Pinterest