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Catalog shopping: chickens on order!

1 Oct 201126 Mar 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Chickens are on the way! On the left, a reportedly prolific brown egg producer, the Shaver Red Sex-Link. On the right, the reputedly hardy, healthy Frey’s Special Dual Purpose as our meat bird.

I almost broke a pretty basic rule … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Animals Tags chickens, projects, meat, birds, catalogs, Spring 19 Comments

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

Categories Building & Fixing Tags buildings, chickens, chickenhouse, barn, Spring 7 Comments

Chicken catalogs

24 Mar 20133 Mar 2008 by Mike (tfb)

There’s a catalog for everything. Bob dropped off two with chickens (turkeys, ducks, pheasants, partridge and quail, too). I’m looking at dual purpose birds… It’s pretty sure that chickens will return in small numbers to the farm this year, but … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Animals Tags birds, catalogs, chickens, Winter 21 Comments

Welcome to the chickenhouse…

20 Jan 20093 Jan 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Chicken coop? Henhouse? I like ’em all. This weather-beaten little building has been empty for a while, but a little fix-up and it’ll be ready to go. You can see the electricity cable and water hose snaking out at the … Read the rest

Categories Animals, Building & Fixing Tags chickens, chickenhouse, snow, projects, meat, buildings, Winter 18 Comments
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