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.

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

Kathy Shea Mormino

Affectionately known internationally as The Chicken Chick®, Kathy Shea Mormino shares a fun-loving, informative style to raising backyard chickens. …Read on

shop my SPONSORS

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.

A Window on Christmas

Making Eggs While She Sleeps: The Importance of Diet in Eggshell Formation

10 Winter Chicken Care Mistakes to Avoid

Name*

Email*

Name*

Email*

366 Comments

Inline Feedbacks

View all comments

Beth

10 years ago

Thank you Again. Truly enjoying your blog.

Deb Brauneller Berning

10 years ago

The waterer can be made almost free. free frosting buckets from WalMart or Meijer stores and $1.50 per nipple with gasket to keep water from leaking. I ahve 1 for my 6 chickens with 3 nipples and can put a bucket waterer in to keep it from freezing even in sub zero temps. So whoever doesn't win it's very simple and works great. Otherwise I use a 2 l. bottle for their portable coop and inside pen. Nothing better as it's ALWAYS clean. Good lcuk to the winner. Loved seeing your chickens and all the photos with this post. Thanks… Read more »

Oral Newsome

10 years ago

Sure would be nice to win.

Amy Hamilton

10 years ago

Would love a better way to water my chickens!

Jeffrey Sawyer

10 years ago

I have one of these and I need another for the coop. We have one in the brooder box and the chicks are going to the coop next weekend. We have more chicks coming in on May 9th and it would be awesome to win one!