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Our “Little Gray” hen hatched out five peeps in late June.  Unfortunately, one of them had a bad leg, and while she could hop around, she couldn’t roost. After about

A few days ago I made my morning walk up to the chickens with the dogs.  As I approached the gate, I saw Sven, our rooster, standing with his back

During a recent trip to Europe, I had a chance to meet up with our German friends and travel with them through Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic and Austria. They had

Have you heard the phrase, “Well, you’re no spring chicken?” As you can imagine, the subtext is that chickens are typically born in spring.  For me, that means at least

For some reason, when I introduce pullets into the greater flock, my older chickens seem to regress. They start chasing the pullets away from the food, squawking at each other,

Sally, our lone survivor of the Great Chicken Massacre of May 2021, is a feisty hen.  While Sven is at the top of my flock’s pecking order, I’d bet money