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Trouble at the Henhouse, or
Raising Chickens is A Lot

Posted on October 17, 2023January 31, 2024 by Carra

I have written quite a bit about the triumphs and near losses of raising chickens, but friends, it all exists. The subtitle of this website is “Triumph (and sometimes Trouble) at the Henhouse.” I chose this for two reasons: My favourite Canadian band, The Tragically Hip, released an album in the 90’s called Trouble at…

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Could This Be Love? Edie, My Chicken Friend.

Posted on March 21, 2023March 28, 2023 by Carra

We all love all of our chickens. And, sometimes there’s one chickie girl in the flock who is just a little bit tighter a buddy than the others. Edie is my number one chicken friend in our flock. She is a busy, clucky, busty Barred Rock. Edie and her sister Dierdre (more often Deedee) were…

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