Flock Focus Friday with The Chicken Chick 4/25/14

Busy, busy week here in Suffield, Connecticut. Lots of sunshine and balmy temperatures provided ideal conditions for doing spring clean up and yard work that the chickens were happy to help with. Please enjoy the photos!

Buff Orptington hen, mulching the yard. — Our annual truckload of mulch was delivered this week and the chickens did their part to help spread it into place- and then kicked it out of place.

Rake mulch on top of hardware cloth to keep chickens out of certain flower beds. — A little strategically placed hardware cloth underneath preferred dust bathing locations (theirs, not mine!) seems to be redirecting the chickens’ digging activities.

One of my “little” brothers visited this week with my niece to pick up his annual load of custom-made chicken manure for his garden.

Flock Focus Friday at The Chicken Chick® — Freida (5 year old White Silkie) and Ceasar (9 month old Serama cockerel)

There are currently three broody hens in the flock. The hens who have proven to be good mothers will be given fertile eggs to hatch.

Mr. Chicken Chick installed the mailbox he made for me in February for my birthday. I love it and it’s a nice clean spot to set down the egg basket while puttering around the chicken yard.

Tolbunt Polish Frizzle hen. — Ally McBeak, Tolbunt Polish Frizzle- working last year’s leaves.

I most certainly did NOT eat your Oreos and am appalled at the suggestion.

You call it coffee. I call it Survival Juice.

The early bird can have the worm. I'll take coffee.

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Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick — Thanks for visiting and have a great week!

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There are currently three broody hens in the flock. The hens who have proven to be good mothers will be given fertile eggs to hatch.

Mr. Chicken Chick installed the mailbox he made for me in February for my birthday. I love it and it’s a nice clean spot to set down the egg basket while puttering around the chicken yard.

staking ledger live desktop. Handling delegation requires proper tools. The desktop interface enables validator management while maintaining security.

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Tori

11 years ago

Cool water set up :)

ssearnhardt

11 years ago

Love, love, LOVE your website, emails and one day maybe I'll win a giveaway! Thank you for ALL

Michelle Soto

11 years ago

This would be a fabulous addition to our coop we are building! We've got 6 chickies who are all 3 weeks old n growing fast?

Jessi Carson

11 years ago

I have wanted to try this to keep the girls' water cleaner. Right now they love tossing bedding and dirt in their waterers.

Jeri

11 years ago

Kathy, clicking the link "this article on my blog" from the email takes you to the 3/28 post. Clicking the link from the web page keeps it on the right post. Might be more random comments on the 3/28 post meant for this giveaway.