This past week was highlighted by the meeting at the Zoning Commission on my petition to legalize chickens in town. The Commission has agreed with me unanimously that chickens ought to be permitted as a matter of right in residential neighborhoods! They are setting up a committee, which will include farming, agriculture and poultry experts, to craft language to amend the zoning regulations. BIG win for backyard chickens!! My argument to the Zoning Commission was taped live and can be viewed here.
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In other big news this week: Iris (an Olive Egger pullet) went broody for the first time and accepted 10 chicks as her own, which I hatched in an incubator.
Buff Orpington pullet, inspecting the day’s haul. As everyone eases out of their molt, I’m finally getting blue Ameraucana eggs again. I can’t even remember the last time I saw a blue egg in the nest boxes!
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This past week was highlighted by the meeting at the Zoning Commission on my petition to legalize chickens in town. The Commission has agreed with me unanimously that chickens ought to be permitted as a matter of right in residential neighborhoods! They are setting up a committee, which will include farming, agriculture and poultry experts, to craft language to amend the zoning regulations. BIG win for backyard chickens!! My argument to the Zoning Commission was taped live and can be viewed here.
In other big news this week: Iris (an Olive Egger pullet) went broody for the first time and accepted 10 chicks as her own, which I hatched in an incubator.
Buff Orpington pullet, inspecting the day’s haul. As everyone eases out of their molt, I’m finally getting blue Ameraucana eggs again. I can’t even remember the last time I saw a blue egg in the nest boxes!
I am preparing for Winter earlier than I had hoped. Considered this my entry for the Vetericyn package.
Love the photos this week- our fall colors stuck around for about 2 weeks before the wind blew and our first snow fell. Your autumn photos are just stunning…thanks so much for sharing :)
P.S. I miss my Polish babies so much! Hoping to gain some come spring :)
Erin
Yellow Birch Hobby Farm
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One of my hens just started to molt and is loosing lots of feathers at once. Is it too late in the season for molting to start? My other hens are getting their feathers in now. I'm worried she may loose them all and it's getting cold out, she's not looking pretty at all!
the love blog- would love either of these. We currently are using Vetericyn on one of our pullets who has injured in the run the other day. Still not sure what happened, but suspect our Samon Faverolle Rooster. She is now in the "chicken hospital" getting lots of pets and love while she heals. My boys are always happy to love an ailing chicken back to health.
if you still havent picked a name for the lil polish chick i think it should be patriot lol because it reminds me of a bald eagle lol in a round about way as always enjoyed your blogs this week they r always so informative <3