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Farewell to the Rooster

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

We found a new home for our rooster yesterday. He’s very vocal and it was bothering our neighbors, and we’re not supposed to have a rooster anyway. He’s gone from being the king of our big, sunny yard to being at the bottom of the rooster pecking order now that he lives with an older, [...]

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Chickens: Week 3

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Any closer and I will totally peck at your face. Oh, hai! The girls have begun determining their pecking order in earnest, I believe. They have these ginormous beaks now, so, hey. They are very funny and cute, still, even though they’re getting all scraggly around the neck. When I come sit by their bin, [...]

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Chickens: Week 1

Monday, March 16, 2009

taking a drink Well, we made it through week one. The chicks will be 7 days old on Tuesday. We found out they were a day old when we got them and they hadn’t been vaccinated, so we switched over to medicated food. They’re learning how to roost and scratch — and boy are they [...]

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Guess what?

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Chicken butt!

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