The high temperature in New Jersey will not break the freezing mark today, and my girls are chilly and grumpy. Their water is frozen, the wind is whipping through their run, and they’ve been hiding out in their coop all day. We decided to hook-up their old brooder lamp and now they’re as happy as … (Read More)
the garden
Coop Remodel: New Addition
When we built the chicken coop, it was always in the plans to extend the run in the future. Now that the summer veggies have been removed leaving more room in the garden, it’s time to give our growing girls some extra space to stretch their legs. The idea was to give them a completely … (Read More)
My Fitness Diary: 07.10.09
For me, fitness is an entire lifestyle change, not just a modification of my diet or change in my level of physical exercise. True fitness is achieved by addressing and nurturing physical, nutritional, emotional, and mental health. In addition to drastically changing my diet to exclude most processed foods and adopting a vigorous exercise routine, … (Read More)
Daisy’s Chick Ick: Recovery
After four days in quarantine inside the house, Daisy Chicken seems to be in recovery. I’ve been observing her closely, and it appears that she’s favoring one of her legs, leading me to believe she may have suffered a minor leg injury that kept her from eating and drinking, worsening her health and causing her … (Read More)
Daisy’s Chick Ick *GRAPHIC*
Chicken farming is getting more emotionally stressful by the day. Five out of six of our chickie babies are doing very well – running amok, eating and pooping, escaping into the garden every time we open the coop door. However, our shyest little chick, one of the Black Cochins, Daisy, seems to have come down … (Read More)
We’re Practically Veterinarians
Oh my goodness, our chicks are so friggin’ cute! Our new babies have so much personality and are really starting to come out of their shells {ba dum dum}. During this first week, I’ve been obsessively researching the reason behind every little characteristic they display and every move that they make. We noticed on the … (Read More)
Peeps In the Crib
Peas & rice, the coop is finally done! The plastic corrugated roof was installed today, and we moved the coop into it’s permanent place in the vegetable garden. My neighbors, Aisha and Dawn, and my mailman, Tony, all pitched in to help us carry the coop to it’s new spot in the backyard. We attached … (Read More)
The Fuzzybutts Have Arrived!!
Add to our brood: 3 Speckled Sussex {9 days old, born 06.20.09}+ 3 Cochins {approx. 4 weeks old}. We’ll have to adopt out 2 or 3 of them, because our coop wasn’t built to house so many and the state minimum purchase for chicks is 6. Until then, here are some pics of our new … (Read More)
Chicken Coop Update
We just finished the painting phase of the chicken coop project and we’re just about ready to move the [future] chickens inside. The roof installation comes next, and then we’ll move it into the old raspberry patch in the garden. Finally, we’ll decorate it in a Mexican “Dia de los Muertos de Pollo” theme inspired … (Read More)