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Chickens at work

27 Jan 20091 Dec 2008 by Mike (tfb)

The Shaver Red Sex-Link laying hens are doing fine in the fairly chilly chickenhouse, eating up a storm, looking and sounding healthy and happy, and producing away. They’ve been in artificial light days for the last couple of months, about … Read the rest

Definitely ready to lay

23 Sep 201120 Jun 2008 by Mike (tfb)

It’s back-to-back chicken stories, from chickens to the slaughter to chickens ready to lay! The hatchery moved up the scheduled delivery of the 20-week-old Shaver Red Sex-Links by three days, and today was it. These girls are cool, and ready … Read the rest

Chickens to the slaughter

27 Dec 200819 Jun 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Raising your first chickens, killing them, and eating them has gotta rank up there with other Firsts worth a little attention. Now, I’m at least part of the way there: the killing this time was done behind closed doors, with … Read the rest

Chicken check-in

26 Apr 200823 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

A week after their arrival, the chickens at three weeks old are doing fine. They settled in no problem, eat like maniacs, drink a lot, and I guess they’re too young to fight, ’cause they’re all getting along. I’ve been … Read the rest

Liming the Chickenhouse

17 Dec 20216 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Whitewashed the meat bird half of the Chickenhouse today, using the traditional purist blend of nothing but hydrated lime and water. This is an old school farming standard from Bob, completely new to me.

The lime is a very fine … Read the rest

Chickenhouse progress

26 Apr 20232 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Work on the Chickenhouse has been moving along. It’s not a huge job, but all of the little bits and pieces take time, including foraging through the barn and drive shed for material to recycle. Here, you can see the … Read the rest

Chickenhouse inspection

25 Mar 200824 Mar 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Checked out the chickenhouse today to make up a materials list for the renovation. Here’s a view of the south-facing side (the usual daily view is from the barnyard to the east; the barn and silo are to the north, … Read the rest