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Origami Chick Bookmark

Origami Chick Bookmark

Posted on April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 by Mindie

  These adorable origami chick bookmarks are fun and easy to make. In fact I might be addicted to making them, which is a good

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Posted in Chickens, Crafts
Basic Chicken Anatomy

Basic Chicken Anatomy

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Mindie

Part of raising chickens is understanding chicken anatomy. While chickens have some of the same body parts we do, they have a lot of interesting

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How to Protect Poultry from Hawks

How to Protect Poultry from Hawks

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Mindie

  Raising poultry, such as chickens and ducks, take a lot of investment in time and care. The last thing anyone wants is to loose

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Posted in Chickens, DucksTagged Chickens, Ducks, Hawks8 Comments on How to Protect Poultry from Hawks
Chick Fever

Chick Fever

Posted on March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 by Mindie

Right before spring each year, there is a fever that goes around. It is a disorder that comes with many symptoms including extreme anticipation. It

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Posted in ChickensTagged Chicken22 Comments on Chick Fever
Let’s Hatch Chicks Book Review

Let’s Hatch Chicks Book Review

Posted on February 6, 2018February 5, 2018 by Mindie

Let’s Hatch Chicks! is a delightful new book by author Lisa Steele. While a departure from her first three books, which are geared toward adult

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Posted in Chickens, Giveaways, ReviewTagged Book Review, Chickens20 Comments on Let’s Hatch Chicks Book Review
Keep Eggs From Freezing (And what to do with them if they do!)

Keep Eggs From Freezing (And what to do with them if they do!)

Posted on December 27, 2017January 21, 2018 by Mindie

Eggs become more valuable in the winter as production slows down due to shorter days. With fewer eggs in your nest box, you don’t want

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Posted in ChickensTagged Chicken, Eggs, winter4 Comments on Keep Eggs From Freezing (And what to do with them if they do!)
Christmas Gifts Your Chickens Will Love!

Christmas Gifts Your Chickens Will Love!

Posted on November 28, 2017December 17, 2019 by Mindie

Tis the season for sending Christmas cards, baking cookies, and wrapping up gifts for those we love. I know many folks out there not only

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Posted in ChickensTagged Chicken, Christmas, printable4 Comments on Christmas Gifts Your Chickens Will Love!
Helping Chickens Beat the Heat

Helping Chickens Beat the Heat

Posted on June 23, 2016May 20, 2018 by Mindie

Summer is here and the heat is on. Chickens do not do well in heat! In fact, heat can be downright dangerous for your chickens.

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Posted in ChickensTagged Chicken20 Comments on Helping Chickens Beat the Heat
Understanding the Pecking Order

Understanding the Pecking Order

Posted on March 24, 2016March 5, 2018 by Mindie

If you intend to have more than a single chicken, you are going to need to know a little bit about the “pecking order” and

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Posted in ChickensTagged Chicken25 Comments on Understanding the Pecking Order
The 6 Important Elements of a Homemade Brooder Box

The 6 Important Elements of a Homemade Brooder Box

Posted on March 16, 2016March 20, 2018 by Mindie

Bringing home baby chicks can be exciting, but there are six things you need to put together so that your homemade brooder is perfect for

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Posted in ChickensTagged Chicken10 Comments on The 6 Important Elements of a Homemade Brooder Box
How to Pick Chicks

How to Pick Chicks

Posted on March 12, 2016March 20, 2018 by Mindie

Its spring and that, at least to me, means chick season. That glorious time of the year when feed stores have bins of baby chickens

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Posted in ChickensTagged Chicken14 Comments on How to Pick Chicks
We Hatched Chicken Eggs!!!

We Hatched Chicken Eggs!!!

Posted on May 5, 2015February 5, 2018 by Mindie

Late last fall a friend of mine offered us a dozen hatching eggs. Well winter in Michigan is no time to be hatching out chicks,

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Posted in ChickensTagged Chicken29 Comments on We Hatched Chicken Eggs!!!
We’re Hatching Eggs!

We’re Hatching Eggs!

Posted on March 31, 2015February 5, 2018 by Mindie

It is spring time and for us, that usually means a trip to the local feed store to pick out a few new additions to

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Posted in ChickensTagged Chicken18 Comments on We’re Hatching Eggs!
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