“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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘backyard chickens’
10 Jun
Today’s post brought to you by chickens.
12 Mar
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 [...]
5 Mar
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 [...]
30 Apr
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 [...]


