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Paint-and-Chick
We’ve currently got eight hens and a rooster. As mentioned in a previous post or two, we are not huge fans of roosters for a few pretty specific reasons. One is that they’re noisy. They randomly crow and yell and … Continue reading
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Roll Over. Play Dead.
The dogs and I were trying to get some work done this morning. We’d been reasonably productive thus far and were feeling good about the direction of the day. All of a sudden, a SCREAM (of sorts) emerged from the … Continue reading
Our Neighbor’s Cock
It’s been a minute since I’ve written anything here, so if I’ve caught you off guard, I apologize. Things on the farm have been busy of late. Getting ready for winter always involves a Sisyphean level of wood chunking, splitting, … Continue reading
The Puddle Pond
Five or six years ago, Dave spent an awful lot of time digging out The Puddle. We don’t have any natural water sources on our land, but the water table is relatively high. Every time we got any measurable amount … Continue reading
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Snowshoeing is for the Birds
We got 28″ of snow yesterday. In the past nine days, we’ve enjoyed 43 hours of NOT having our power out. Of course, it’s snowing again today and Dave is gone for 12 hours and the birds need to be … Continue reading
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Like Water Off a Duck’s Back
Recently, a friend approached me about taking in her ducks and chickens. She was getting ready to move and her new digs wouldn’t allow for poultry. I mentioned that we had plenty of space for birds since our flock had … Continue reading
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Tagged applewood farm, chickens, Christmas, ducks, French Toulouse Goose, geese, pekins, rouens, Runner Ducks, Swedish ducks, water, winter
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Hand-Hatchlings
A couple of our hens went broody a little over a month back. Because chicken eggs take three weeks to hatch, it isn’t uncommon for additional eggs to be added to the original clutch along the way. The sitting mama will … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, applewood farm, brahma, brooder, Broody hen, chickens, chicks, eggs, hand-hatching, hatching, incubator
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Mother’s Day Brunch
After about 25 years in restaurants, I can safely say that Mother’s Day brunch is the worst possible shift the industry has to offer. It is stressful for a number of reasons, but mainly because EVERYONE thinks that THEIR mother … Continue reading
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Tagged applewood farm, broody hens, brunch, cat carrier, chickens, clutch of eggs, dog crate, eggs, feathers, fox attack, foxes, Mother's Day, restaurant
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Crying Fowl
Since the moment we started farming, we have cheerfully and gratefully taken in rescues and castaways of all descriptions. We started with a flock of Rhode Island Reds we found on Craigslist. Driving almost an hour to collect them, we … Continue reading
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Tagged chickens, does, ducks, eggs, geese, goats, guinea fowl, kids, rescue, roosters
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