Gardening is for the Birds: Hiring Ducks, Geese, Chickens and Guineas
With summer coming back from its winter vacation, we gardeners are getting rather excited. It’s time to get scratching in the dirt and those of us with feathers are ready to go! Chickens are the...
View ArticleAdvice From the Vet!
Chicken folks up here in New England are pretty lucky. We have a readily available choice of people to offer professional care for our feathered roommates. Unfortunately, other poultry keepers do not...
View ArticleSummer Solutions for Poultry Pests and Heat
There’s a time in each year That we always hold dear, Good old summer time…(Tin Pan Alley, 1902) Flies…Flies! Time flies in the summer and so do other things. Bugs that take wing are an old timey...
View ArticleUncommon Chicken Eggs and Laying Patterns in Your Flock
What is this weird egg!? Understanding miniature eggs and bloodspots, and when to be concerned. There really isn’t anything uncommon about uncommon looking eggs. Because of the biological demands that...
View ArticleIs Your Chicken Coop Winter Ready?
Despite tenacious attempts at denial and outright snubbing, winter is setting its GPS to our neighborhoods. If you live north of Zone 8 – you know what this means. Sigh. Time to winterize the garden,...
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