I have some sad news from the backyard chicken flock: Jet, my sweet Ayam Cemani hen, died suddenly and unexpectedly. Keeping backyard chickens has already tugged at my heart strings. I wasn’t emotionally prepared for…
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I have gotten so many questions about how we built our DIY modern chicken coop, so I put together this post to chronicle the building process – but note that our chicken coop and run…
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Happy Holidays, from my flock to yours. I hope everyone gets to experience a little magic this holiday season. Or, at the very least, some cookies. I have a couple more posts scheduled before we…
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Yesterday I shared the tutorial for my easy winter window box and you caught a glimpse of my DIY pom pom wreath idea (x 3), plus my holiday chicken coop decor. I had originally planned…
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I’ve never had a window box before adding one to the chicken coop, so it was fun for me to learn how to make an easy DIY winter window box. In the summer, I had…
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It happened: my hens laid their first eggs! I’m so eggcited!! I have good chickens. They’re such good chickens. Eggcellent chickens. Hens start to lay around 16-18 weeks, though some breeds don’t start until they’re…
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