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Snoopy’s Mid-Winter Wardrobe Refresh: How to Help Molting Chickens

Carra — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:00:28 +0000

When I wrote about caring for chickens in winter weather, I mentioned the struggles of sweet Snoopy, a California White hen who has combs and wattles to match many roosters and the stiffer feathers that tend not to pack quite as much padding under the primary layers. These physical traits are indicative of breeds more...

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Oprah Our (Buff Orpington) Chicken Girl

Carra — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:00:28 +0000

It’s been a very challenging few weeks. We’ve definitely had some trouble at the hen house. There’s lots of tricky stuff to process and write about, but it needs time to settle. Right now I’d rather share some happiness and joy. Which means, it’s time to share the story of bringing home and getting to...

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It Began: The First Chicks Come Home

Carra — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 06:00:44 +0000

It was April 11, 2020. Maybe there was a plan, but like so many things that happened to all of us in early 2020, there wasn’t quite as much prep as might have been made in a non-global-pandemic type setting. A quick trip to Tractor Supply, presumably for seeds and garden stuff, quickly became the...

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