Chicken Updates

our last buff orpington from our very first flock passed away this winter.

Ziggy, the matriarch of the girls passed away sometime last night.

We started our chicks in a portable dog kennel in the kitchen area and used a light with a clamp that could be hooked onto it, to keep them warm.

Chickens can lay eggs regularly for 2 to 3 years on average, but they can lay longer, it just depends on the breed, their environment, illness... 

CC jumps up onto the chair for a visit.

When we got our 1st group of chicks we didn't have anything ready, they were basically a surprise to me.  My husband took our daughter to the local...