Quoting Mark Twain, “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes.” Temperatures this week ranged from triple digit highs to lows in the 50s, nutty even by New England standards.
My flock ordinarily free-ranges, but with temperatures in triple digits, I kept them confined to the run for because it’s cooler than walking around in the sun. The run has everything they need: The Chicken Fountain serving up cold, fresh water, the mister providing 15-20°F lower temps, Grandpa’s Feeder for convenient access to food and plenty of cool, sand for dust-bathing.
Blaze’s recovery continues as twice daily I pack his wattle and earlobe with antibiotic-soaked gauze. Barbie was supervising this particular day. ☺
Brutus & Portia (Seramas) have discovered one another, Portia having hatched a few months later than Brutus.
Brutus standing sentry at the mulch bed the hens have claimed as a dust bathing location.
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Quoting Mark Twain, “If you don’t like the weather in New England, just wait a few minutes.” Temperatures this week ranged from triple digit highs to lows in the 50s, nutty even by New England standards.
My flock ordinarily free-ranges, but with temperatures in triple digits, I kept them confined to the run for because it’s cooler than walking around in the sun. The run has everything they need: The Chicken Fountain serving up cold, fresh water, the mister providing 15-20°F lower temps, Grandpa’s Feeder for convenient access to food and plenty of cool, sand for dust-bathing.
Blaze’s recovery continues as twice daily I pack his wattle and earlobe with antibiotic-soaked gauze. Barbie was supervising this particular day. ☺
Brutus & Portia (Seramas) have discovered one another, Portia having hatched a few months later than Brutus.
Brutus standing sentry at the mulch bed the hens have claimed as a dust bathing location.
That kind of waterer sure would help since I have over 60 chickens! I have to admit that I get a little tired of scrubbing out the waterers all the time… LOL
I am new to raising chickens (sort of – we had chickens before that were given to us full grown and my Grandmother raised leghorns for eggs and sometimes dinner) My leghorns have started to lay but my Rhode Island Reds and Easter Eggers (which I thought were Americaunas) have not started yet. We have been keeping them in the coop because they were laying all over the place but after a couple days in they have finally been using the egg boxes more consistently. They are all around four months old, give or take a week. When can I… Read more »
I found you while trying to find info to help my sick chicken. She was sick for a week and died yesterday. :( I'm glad I found your site you have a lot of useful info. I want a chicken fountain it looks neat so the water doesn't get dirty.
Your chickens are way beautiful!!!
Love the pictures and captions and of course your informative articles! Would love to win the chicken fountain! Thanks Kathy for your blog!