Posts Tagged ‘backyard chickens’

Today’s post brought to you by chickens.

“Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.”
~ Frank Lloyd Wright
Remember when I posted back in March, and these guys were all nothing more than little puff-balls? They are 13 weeks old today and each about the size of a medium house cat. With beaks. We [...]

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Chickens arrive at MWV Local HQ

For those that don’t follow my other blog… behold my first attempt at backyard chickens & the most local of local eggs! (Well, eventually with the eggs.)
We got six Barred Rock pullets & they are super cute. They seem to be quite hardy, which is great but isn’t keeping me from being a little [...]

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Cooped Up in Corvallis

Saw this tip on the Green City blog:
Coming up on Sunday, March 15th there will be a self-guided chicken and duck coop tour in Corvallis. From 12pm-4pm, eight chicken and duck coop sites in the Corvallis community will be open for visits. Talk with the backyard fowl keepers and get tips for integrating chickens or [...]

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Again with the chickens

The prior post about backyard chickens has been one of the most popular posts here, so I thought I’d scratch up a few more links on the subject. (See what I did there? Scratch…?)
How to Raise Chickens from Mother Earth News
Henspa – “the ultimate backyard chicken coop” + links, information
Raising Chickens on Wikibooks
My Pet Chicken [...]

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