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Thinking About Getting Chickens?
So you’re thinking about getting chickens - it's all in the breed! Don’t rush into it, take time to think and plan, to choose. The key questions to ask yourself are, “What characteristics am I looking for and what breeds suit my circumstances?” This really should...
Meet “Bella”, NOT looking her best at the moment as she goes through her annual moult
When Straight-Comb-Bella hatched I whispered, “Be a Bella”, and she was! Let’s celebrate the elders in our flock! Those chickens that keep on keeping on, you know the ones, they seem to have 9 lives but they’re not cats. Bella is such a chicken, turning 9 this year....
For the Love of Goats
My word for kidding time is ‘intrepid’, a combination of bravado, audacity and joy! There’s something about goats. They are charming, endearing, smart, engaging. They are also testing, frustrating and, frankly, at times exasperating. You either get them or you don’t....
Timing is Everything
What we first noticed was the sound, an orchestra of bees, thousands of them, circling. Spring is not to be trusted. This is the time of the year when one never knows what the weather may bring. It’s time to celebrate ‘layers’ and be prepared for just about anything....
Pipping!
But in the end you have a hat full of chicks, which we call a swaddle of hope! Pipping is when a chick breaks through the inner membrane of an egg and then through the outer egg too. You’ve waited 21 days for this to happen, wondered about the effects of the weather,...