Category Archives: baby chickens

Here we go again…

Posted on March 27, 2013 by jkmcintyre
[caption id="attachment_2024" align="aligncenter" width="512"]Calamity Jane is broody again Calamity Jane is broody again[/caption]

It’s Spring and Calamity Jane is broody again. Apparently this is her thing. None of the other 6 hens has shown an interest in sitting 24/7 in the nest box, waiting for chicks to magically appear beneath her. Continue reading →

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The Last Roo Standing

Posted on October 18, 2012 by jkmcintyre
[caption id="attachment_1773" align="aligncenter" width="512"]Plastic rooster in chicken yard The new Roo in town[/caption]

The only rooster left in our chicken yard is made of plastic. Although not dynamic (except when he falls over in the wind), there won’t be any crowing to wake our neighbours, and we have two less mouths to feed. Continue reading →

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A Young Chick’s Path to Independence

Posted on July 23, 2012 by jkmcintyre

The first week, the chicks stuck with momma, wandering no more than a foot from her warm side and taking frequent naps beneath her downy feathers. During week two, the chicks began exploring, wandering just outside the chicken yard, and … Continue reading →

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Settling their differences

Posted on July 17, 2012 by jkmcintyre

[Continuing the mini-drama ‘Here there be Roosters?‘] Rooroo and L kept facing off (albeit safely) while L was inside the broody box. When left utterly alone, L was distressed, so I look her out to visit for a spell. Her … Continue reading →

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