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Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 30 Mar

I hope I haven’t written about this before but if I did it was a long time ago. Searching for words I might have used didn’t help so here goes. Have you ever thought that it’s a funny saying to ‘dress a chicken’? After it’s...

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It Was Just a Matter of Time

celticeagle @celticeagle (189793) • Boise, Idaho 30 Mar 25

Well, I think I've seen it all now. Out of Pittsburgh I guess is a new business where you can rent chickens and the coop. You can set up a six month contract starting at $500. Not a bad price but I wonder how many chickens and...

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Morning Accomplishments

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 11 Mar 25

1. Woke up 2. Fed the animals 3. My ailing hen was still alive. I hand fed her water and softened bread yesterday every 2-3 hours. That was all she would eat. 4. Went to town with the hubby. Restocked a couple of items at...

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Wait a Minute, Can Anyone Explain This?

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 25 Feb 25

So, of course, we all know the reason that egg prices have mostly skyrocketed in price recently. It's the bird flu, right, that caused millions of egg laying hens to have to be euthanized. That means, of course, we have a...

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Errand Day!

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 18 Feb 25

We had another pretty day here today once it warmed up! The sun came out around 11 am and by 1 pm it was very nice outside. The temperature rose to 66 today! But tonight the low will be 38 so a big drop there. We ended up...

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Good Morning, Ya'll...I'm up with the Roosters Today!

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 7 Feb 25

I was awakened by the bright sunshine coming through the window and decided not to waste that gorgeous sight. It has been so cloudy, overcast and dreary here for the last few weeks. I got up and got my day started. I'm all done...

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Chicken Molt: What is it?

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 13 Jan 25

I am sure you have heard the term of chickens going through a molt before, but maybe not! It is the process that happens in the Fall of each year where chickens start to loose feathers on their back, head, neck, wings, etc. and...

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Chicken Coop Winterized

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 4 Jan 25

Some say it isn't necessary, but I'd rather make an effort for the chickens to be more comfortable in 25 F weather. They are not used to it, so they will be cold. I have gotten all water containers cleaned and filled with...

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Blah, Blah, Day!

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 14 Dec 24

While it was nice and warm outside with a high of 67 degrees here, the sun only made its debut for about 10 minutes. They said it would be partly cloudy to cloudy today and it was very cloudy! It was dark and dreary looking...

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33 minute morning walk

Stacey @xstitcher (39002) • Petaluma, California 19 Oct 24

and 3,341 steps so far today. I have started going down the dirt path where it continues on the other side of the street once one gets to the closest end from where I live. Along there, there are the backs of homes, which are...

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Live chickens escape into the streets in Brooklyn

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 9 May 24

A cargo truck that was traveling on the streets of Brooklyn caused traffic to come to a halt for a while on Monday daytime when live chickens that were inside of cages fell down from the back of the truck and broke open some of...

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An eclectic mix of poultry

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Jan 24

I’ve added here another photo of some of the poultry we cared for at our house-sit. The speckled hen hatched some guinea fowl eggs and, while confined to a small pen, three small ducklings were put in with her to protect them...

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Guinea fowl chickens are designed to blend into their surroundings

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Dec 23

Someone asked what guinea chickens looked like – the babies I mean. Maybe you call them chicks in your country. Before all the various breeds of chooks/chickens came into being, all chicks hatched in what I call camouflage...

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Our first hiccup at this house-sit

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Dec 23

I’ve written about some of the challenges we’ve faced when house-sitting, and I’ve also said that I always expect to have a hiccup or two at each place. We had one of those hiccups today. There is a hen sitting on guinea fowl...

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Hello from the Crazy Chicken Lady!

ElusiveButterfly @ElusiveButterfly (45941) • United States 5 Aug 23

Our chickens are finally laying a good amount of eggs. We get about a dozen or more each day. We are down a few chickens because of predators. Had to build a new coop because the original fell apart when it was being moved....

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A second surprise!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 2 Jul 23

I reported the other day about how I went out litter picking and came home with the promise of a set of garden chairs to refurbish. When I asked – via the Ring doorbell – if it was OK to leave the chairs and come back for them...

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This cockerel's days might be numbered

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Jun 23

At our current house-sit, there is a large pen with perhaps 20 or 30 laying hens and two big white roosters. The birds are fed morning and night but are kept shut up until around midday. This ensures that most of the eggs are laid...

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A handsome bantam at our house-sit

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Jun 23

I was going to tell you all about the Pekin bantam. Now I discover the bantam in the photo is not a Pekin at all. I think they are Barbu D’Uccles which I’d never heard of till now. It seems these are available in Australia so I...

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Come and admire my chickens, says Mother Hen

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Jun 23

One of our chores at our present house-sit is to let this hen and her four chickens out of their pen in the morning and to put them back in each evening. We also clean their water bowl and give them pellets. The hen is an Isa...

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Introducing Millie

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Jun 23

Millie is one of three dogs that we’re minding while the owners have a short holiday. She is a sweet little thing but very timid. It doesn’t take much to upset her. Micky appeared in another photo and I’ll put one up of the...

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