Our first round of chicks that hatched on March 30th are now 2 weeks old and growing like weeds! They have feathers coming in, scratch around looking for treats in the litter, dust bath in their little sandbox, and perch on their newly made roosting bar. ( If you are … [Read more...]
Poultry Nipple Waterer Part Two
Boy oh boy! Are you intrigued by the poultry nipple waterers yet? If you missed yesterday's post, please take a second to look it over. I think you will be sold on getting your own. The benefits are just too great not to take a little time to construct your own if you can't … [Read more...]
Poultry Nipple Waterer Part One
Hopefully you are checking out this post because of the brooder post from Friday but if not we are glad you are here anyway! As I mentioned on Friday, we have transitioned to poultry nipple waterers. Nipple waterers utilize a small nipple that works in a similar way to the … [Read more...]
More Eggs!
As mentioned in a previous post we ordered Lavender Orpington hatching eggs from Chicken Scratch Poultry which shipped on March 31st and arrived on April 2. After allowing them to sit for about 16 hours (it is good to allow the eggs 12-24 hours to sit after arriving to allow the … [Read more...]
Companion Planting
To continue our theme on gardening I wanted to address companion planting and share a handy chart and a very informative website I found. As I have mentioned this is our first year to plant a true garden and we know that we have a lot to learn. The idea that some plants are … [Read more...]