Fresh Egg “Pro” Tips The Bloom Factor: If they’re relatively clean, remember that the natural “bloom” (the protective coating) keeps them fresh on the counter for quite a while. No need to refrigerate right away unless you’ve already washed them. The Water Test: If you ever lose track of which eggs are the newest, the Read More …
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Prelude to an Afternoon of A Chicken
Claude was a very famous composer who lived in a house filled with velvet shadows and heavy silence. Everyone expected him to write grand music about the crashing sea or the drifting clouds. But on this morning, Claude sat at his piano with a heavy sigh. His music felt stuck, like a rainy day that Read More …
Earth Wind Fire Chickens
Backyard Chickens Well, we are quickly coming up on our first full year with backyard chickens. We have learned a ton, and we are going to start sharing this year all that we have learned, so that others can play along at home.
Backyard Chickens – May 2025
Some Quick Disco Chickens
Backyard Chickens – Clean the Coop Again
Generally you need to do a full cleaning of your backyard coop/ run/ etc. around once every 3 months. By this, I mean the area around the chickens. The nesting boxes you have to keep much cleaner. Those I try and do about once a month. This is where you chicken is going to lay Read More …
Cleaning a Backyard Chicken Coop
It really doesn’t take much to clean a small coop like this when you want to keep a small number of backyard chickens. You have to pay attention to a few specific things, but other than that it only takes an hour or so, once a month to keep things clean, and the smell away.
Backyard Chicken Jukebox -Day 192 – Greatest Hits of Yes
Backyard Chicken Jukebox -Day 192 – Greatest Hits of Yes We are working our way through the winter with Chickens for the first time. It has been quite an adventure, and some bitter cold days, have put our little flock to the test. Stay tuned for more videos about the hows and whats of a Read More …
Backyard Chickens – Video List
Backyard Chickens – Day 112 Video List Baby Chickens Chilling – Irakere Babalú Ayé Dual Baby Chickens Baby Chickens La Oreja de Van Gogh Taylor and Gaga walk by camera Bea feeds Chicks, Nuria frees them LCD Soundsystem