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Spring has Sprung
When we were kids, our dad would always mark the arrival of spring with one of his typically silly sayings. It went like this: “Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the flowers is!” While it is … Continue reading
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These Chicks Have Two Mommies (or, It Takes a Village)
One by one, our hens have gone broody over the past two months. Fifteen new chicks have joined our flock in that time, hatched from four broody mamas. And now there are even more. These new chicks came from a clutch of … Continue reading
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In the Mood to Brood
We’re seeing fewer and fewer eggs around the farm these days. A handful of hens are currrently molting and another little gang have gone broody. Both of these activities signal a break in egg laying for the hen in question. … Continue reading
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Tagged applewood farm, broodiness, broody, Broody hen, chicken tractor, chickens, chicks, cockerels, eggs, fertile eggs, hatching, incubation, incubator, mama hen, Orphan Annie, pullets
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