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Tag Archives: black copper marans
The Boy Who Lived
We have found ourselves inundated with roosters of late. Now, in a flock of about four dozen chickens, give or take, you really don’t want/need more than three rosters, tops. I’m super happy with two. In wintertime, when the hens … Continue reading
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Tagged Amlaw Family Farm, applewood farm, black copper marans, chickens, coop, culling, Death Row, eggs, frostbitten, Gen Pop, hens, humane slaughter, Leghorn, Olive Egger, organic farming, roos, roosters
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What’s Eating You?
Everythings seems to be disappearing. So far this month, we have lost seven chickens, three rows of beet greens, and four rows of rainbow chard. All just gone. Now, we know that the first three chickens were eaten by foxes, … Continue reading
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Tagged applewood farm, beet greens, beets, black copper marans, chickens, chicks, foxes, gardens, hens, orphans, rainbow chard, rodents, roosters, Tough Guy, voles
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The Mad Rooster Culler
We have some beautiful roosters. Our main man, Tough Guy, is a Black Copper Marans and he, quite literally, rules the roost. The hens belong to him and he is strut and swagger from crown to talon. He’s a truly … Continue reading
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Tagged applewood farm, black copper marans, brahma, Brooklyn, chicken coop, chickens, crown, culling, eggs, feathers, goat shed, goats, hens, kill cone, pig sty, pigs, processing, rooster, talon
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Goat Eggs (but really, Olive Eggers)
I think our goats have started laying eggs. I don’t know how or, quite frankly, why, but there’s indisputable evidence that they have. As luck would have it, there’s no discernible difference between goat eggs and chicken eggs, so we’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged americaunas, applewood farm, aracaunas, black copper marans, blue eggs, chickens, egg, goat eggs, goats, green eggs, hens, olive eggers, Rhode Island Reds, roosters
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When we started keeping chickens, we bought a dozen Rhode Island Reds (RIRs) from a guy down near Red Hook, New York. The hens were about 16 months old and they cost $2 each. It was the perfect starter flock. … Continue reading
Spraddle Leg Chick
While I’m sitting around waiting for Cindy to kid (aaaaaaaaaany minute now…), I thought I might mention that our Black Copper Marans eggs have started to hatch. Of the dozen eggs we put in the incubator 22 days ago, 10 … Continue reading
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Tagged black copper marans, brooder, chicks, hatching, incubator, splayed leg, spraddle leg
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