This week’s photo essay from Blazing Trails Farm feels dark as most of the week has been snowy, rainy, foggy, grey and overall, blah. Thankfully the temperatures have been above freezing most of the time, which has given the roosters a chance to recover a bit from frostbite. Please enjoy the photos and your weekend!

When it snows, the chickens will come out of the coops if I shovel, only to pace back and forth between coops. Some exercise is better than no exercise I suppose.

What? Do I have something on my face? 
The fluffy white stuff was short-lived as torrential rain moved in and made a slushy mess of things.

Blaze chases Sparky a couple times a day to remind him who is in charge of the backyard.  They’re both Black Copper Marans. Blaze is Sparky’s dad.

Rainy eggs.
Blaze & Portia (Serama hen).
Caesar (Serama cockerel)
Blaze and the ladies.
Blaze (left) and Sparky (right) maintain a respectful distance from one another.
Thanks for joining me and have a great week!
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This week’s photo essay from Blazing Trails Farm feels dark as most of the week has been snowy, rainy, foggy, grey and overall, blah. Thankfully the temperatures have been above freezing most of the time, which has given the roosters a chance to recover a bit from frostbite. Please enjoy the photos and your weekend!

When it snows, the chickens will come out of the coops if I shovel, only to pace back and forth between coops. Some exercise is better than no exercise I suppose.

What? Do I have something on my face? 
The fluffy white stuff was short-lived as torrential rain moved in and made a slushy mess of things.

Blaze chases Sparky a couple times a day to remind him who is in charge of the backyard.  They’re both Black Copper Marans. Blaze is Sparky’s dad.

Rainy eggs.
Blaze & Portia (Serama hen).
Caesar (Serama cockerel)
Blaze and the ladies.
Blaze (left) and Sparky (right) maintain a respectful distance from one another.
Thanks for joining me and have a great week!
Rachel Divider
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Kelly Mosley
Kelly Mosley
11 years ago

Love your pictures and blog!!!!!
Getting some different breeds this Spring to liven up the egg colors. Husband isn't too thrilled, lol!!!

Becky Rathjen
Becky Rathjen
11 years ago

awesome…another giveaway, Please enter my name. I love reading everything you post.

Suzanne McMahon
Suzanne McMahon
11 years ago

Thanks for all the info about raising chicks. I have learned so much in the past 2 years and would love to do baby chicks again.

Cyn Van Antwerp
Cyn Van Antwerp
11 years ago

I still live seeing good ole blaze!

Lisa Dowdy Lampman
Lisa Dowdy Lampman
11 years ago

I really would LOVE the brooder lamp! When we ordered our first chicks last year I picked out my roosters based on looks rather than looking at the breed's production info… If we let the eggs hatch this year I am afraid we would end up with a bunch of girls that don't lay well. So, we have decided that we need to order a few more boys and re-home the ones we have in order to have a self sustaining flock. Or maybe I'll break down and build a second coop and move the boys over there…. haven't had… Read more »

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