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Chick-a-licious
Our clutch is now 8 days old and it is amazing how quickly these little gaffers grow! Already there are a few who no longer look like chicks and we definitely have one bold rooster – perhaps two. When...
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Meet the Peepers
Twenty-four days have gone by and, surprisingly, all six chicks are still with us. They are a resilient little gang who have tolerated our frequent pesterings, a few prolonged absences and our...
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Recipe for a Hen House
Recipe For A Hen House 1 unused bathroom in the workshop outbuilding 6 x 9 ft of cheap linoleum 25 ft of adhesive vinyl baseboard 1 infra-red heat lamp 1 pile of scrap lumber to construct various...
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That’s One Unruly Cock
Two months have passed since I posted the video of our rooster’s first cute attempts at crowing. During those two months, we have had our share of listening to him crow and we no longer think it is...
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Double Wing Tuck
Waiting for new baby chicks to reveal their gender seems like endless detective work! Every day, I watch them carefully to see any hints that might reveal the truth beneath their feathers. But each...
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A Winter Wonderland
The snow-less, cold snap finally snapped this week and we joyfully received a refreshing dump of snow. About 15 cm of dusty, dry powder now covers everything around the Queendom. Following on the...
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Two Many Roosters
Or This Queendom Ain’t Big Enough For the Both of Us The correct ratio of roosters to hens is 1:10 or so, but we have kept two roosters and four hens. As usual we are determined to learn from...
View ArticleDIY Vet – A Broken Toe
Just like any chicken-keeper with a backyard flock, medical issues come and go on a fairly regular basis. In the seven years that we have kept chickens, we have dealt with roundworm outbreaks,...
View ArticleOne Tough Chick
We lost Sprout this week. As I came out onto the front porch for my regular morning coffee and chick visit, I could hear a chorus of begawking coming from inside the coop. I found her dead on the coop...
View ArticleFlipper:1 Hawk:0
When you catch the ear-piercing screech of a mama hen and the panicked flaps of her chicks, you stop whatever it is you are doing and go into rescue mode. With our free-ranging flock, we have witnessed...
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