Author Archives: jkmcintyre

A Place of Their Own

Posted on October 20, 2008 by jkmcintyre

It is time. Inspired by Michael Pollan’s ‘Education of an Amateur Builder’, as well as the Money Pit experience of new home ownership, we are building our own chicken coop. After MUCH deliberation, we decided on 20 sqft (3.5’x5.5’ ) … Continue reading →

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3 little chickens 3 weeks old

Posted on October 17, 2008 by jkmcintyre

The chickens are 3.5 weeks old, I figure. Their food and water, continually moved up to back height, now sit 4” above the floor. We had to raise the walls of their condo box by taping up the flaps, but … Continue reading →

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Little Baby Chickens, two weeks old, how do you like the world so far?

Posted on October 6, 2008 by jkmcintyre

Three little chickens all in a row,One jumps up, and then they all go! This is so much fun. They are 2-weeks old now and growing like gang-busters. Still in the den, but we’ve set them up in a bigger … Continue reading →

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Birds of a Feather

Posted on October 2, 2008 by jkmcintyre

We did it! We got chickens!! They are very small, very cute, and intermittently chirpy (when they are not falling asleep on each other). Scott found a chicken grower on Craigslist (Jean) who was producing chicks this month. On our … Continue reading →

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