As I mentioned yesterday the chicks have become rather interested in wandering more than they did before. Recently they found what used to be a Ronnie favorite before they came along: The Porch. As you can see in the picture it’s mostly latticed in but there is one section where we pulled it down to [...]
If you ever wanted a way to confuse a chicken, it’s easy - build a fence. Our chicks have decided to be a bit more adventerous of late and have started to wander all over the yard. One of the things that happens, inevitably, is that one of the chicks doesn’t come inside the fence [...]
Today as spring is settling in the bees started to come out. There have been one or two here and there but it was amusing as they followed me into a clearing and bees were all over a large mystery bush. The copious buzzing got the attention of all the chicks as they poked their [...]
Chickens are communal. I’ve read that it’s even possible for them to die of loneliness. The interesting thing is that like humans you can watch them find something they want to do. But a majority of the time they wait for one of the others to act first. Almost always when they see one move it [...]