Tag Archive for ‘chickens’
Get Started and Have No Expectations!
We sure had a tremendous amount of success from our backyard farm, but we sure did have a lot of fails too! All of those failures have brought knowledge and a plan for how to fix it next year! I am so excited for next year!!
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GIVEAWAY: Manna Pro Poultry Conditioner
In the Urban Homestead’s animal pen, copious amounts of feathers are blowing about and making the entire place look untidy. Some of the moulting hens seem quite embarrassed about the whole situation. Sairey, our Ameraucana Hen is practically naked and looks even more confused these days than her usual dense self while Estella, our Black Speckled [...]
ASK Miz Hennessy: Chicken Watering Systems
We have 14 hens of varying ages. Over the past month, they have been drinking A LOT more. I have one large waterer that we’re filling every day now and its still running short. It’s been really hot here but its like they ramped up their water intake with their egg production or something. Every [...]
ASK Miz Hennessy: Groundcover for Chicken Areas
We are about to get baby chicks for the first time. My 2 years old and 4 year old are so excited. We are studying and getting ready. One question. I have a 4ft x 8ft patch of dirt in our chicken area that I am tying to figure out what to do with. I [...]
ASK Miz Hennessy: Feeding Scraps to Poultry
Quick question on feeding hens and keeping them well — what do you feed them. Table scraps (meat free) seem to be an idea and local to my home. Potatoes boiled seem very popular. There’s a lot to be discussed regarding poultry and table scraps, but I’ll try to keep this simple. Table scraps are [...]
ASK Miz Hennessy: Clipping Wings
I went to visit your garden with a group of people from LA Eco Village. Thank you so much for showing us around, it was very motivating for us to do something in our garden. I have a question about chicken. We are building a chicken house, somehow, the chicken manages to fly out of [...]
Waste not want not, A farm circle of life
Wether you are in the city or out in the country, waste is inevitable. Farmers have an uncanny ability to use what they have on hand and make do which uses less and waste little. Around here we find a use for anything we can. Here are a few of our usuals: Nests need some [...]