Xena and Penelope were very cool chickens. Xena was a complete lap chicken. She hopped the fence every day from the first spring melts to the first blizzard. She’d spend her days scratching in the yard, happy to be picked up and carried around. They say not to have favorites in your hen house- andContinue reading “The Chicken Profiler – Speckled Sussex”
Tag Archives: chicken keeping
Chicken Keeping- Deep Litter Method
I can’t believe it- but as of this spring I’ve been keeping chickens for eggs for 8 years! Living in Maine, I’ve discussed keeping chickens in extreme temperatures and weather conditions, like winds so fierce they blow your coop over. Three separate times. Since the beginning, we’ve used Deep Litter Method for our henhouse. AndContinue reading “Chicken Keeping- Deep Litter Method”
2020 Goals: Updated
Let me start this blog out with a long drawn out, slightly hysterical bout of laughter Ahahahahhahbahaahbahahahahaahaaaaa 2020 was NOTHING like what we expected it to be- so much so that the reverberations can still be felt. So without further ado- our updated goal list for 2020- what the heck did we actually get doneContinue reading “2020 Goals: Updated”
The Chicken Profiler – Polish
Welcome back to our series “The Chicken Profiler”! It’s been a long while since I’ve posted one of these blogs – far too long really. When the bobcat came in and killed most of our flock, I lost a lot of motivation to even talk about them. It was really hard for me to focusContinue reading “The Chicken Profiler – Polish”
The Cost of: Raising Chickens for Eggs
An analysis of the cost of raising chickens for eggs.
Raising Meat Chickens: 2nd Year Lessons
5 things we did differently from before and even more goals for how we’d like to do it next year.
My Homestead: Should I Invest in Incubation?
A comprehensive Pro vs Con list of whether or not incubating eggs is right for our homestead.
Meet Our Newest Flock Members!
An introduction to the chicks we added to our flock March 2019.
Homestead Update – January & February 2019
A recap for the months of January and February of 2019 at Gillis Gardens, LLC.
