Archive for the ‘Chickens’ Category
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Another Egg Hatched
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Seems like one egg per day is hatching now. There are 8 eggs left to go. We may end up having to candle them if hatching slows down since it’s possible that the embryos have died, though so far everything seems to be going well.
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Updates on the mother hen and her eggs
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
The second hatching day here at the farm. So far everyone is happy and healthy…
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Eggs are hatching at the farm!
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
We’ve had a mother hen sitting on a nest now for a couple of weeks. She’s almost a year old and suddenly just showed an interest in being a mother. Taryn and I wanted to see how much the mother hen would do without our help, so we just cleaned the nest box and added [...]
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The Chickens Are Here!
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Round two begins today. Our alarm goes off at 6:00am but as usual we were sleeping in. Around 7 I got the call from the post office saying that they had our chickens. Luckily Taryn had taken a personal day from work and was going to stay home and make sure they were getting on okay. This time we were able to pick them up at the local post office instead of having to drive about an hour to the central receiving post office like last time. Having them come in the middle of the week instead of Sunday probably helped a great deal in that regard.
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Mystery Solved
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
When I got home from work today I took a walk around the pine grove where I met the fishers in the morning. Moving through the area I was able to identify the feathers, wings, feet, and bodies of about 11 of our birds. Suffice to say the other 4 are out there somewhere, also in pieces.
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Suspect: Fisher
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
For those unfamiliar, a fisher is a large member of the weasel family. They make their homes high up in trees and occasionally in burrows or rock cavities. Males can range from 7-20 pounds in extreme cases, while females are usually between 4 and 6 pounds. Fishers have large feet with five toes and retractable claws. They can rotate their back paws 180 degrees and climb down trees headfirst. Females have a range of about 10 square miles, while males have a range of up to 30. They are very capable predators, but despite fear mongering in the media pose no real threat to humans, I’ve been face to face with them a few times and neither party has ever felt very threatened.
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Empty Nest Syndrome
Monday, June 29th, 2009
I got up at 5:30 and hiked around the property to try and find any sign that could clue me in on what happened to our chickens. Nothing to be seen. No blood, feathers, sign of a feeding frenzy, nada, zilch. It’s a rainy morning here and I really expected that to drive them from wherever they must be hiding, but they seem to be staying put…
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They’ve Flown The Coop
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
A dark night in a country that knows how to keep it’s secrets, but at Sol Shine Farm two farmers are still searching for the answers to life’s persistent questions… specifically where are our chickens? Why didn’t they come home? If they were eaten where is all the blood?
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The Chickens In The Yard
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
Just a status update. In this video you can see the finished coop, and our chickens milling around looking for worms in the yard.
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Finally a quiet house
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
When I returned from fishing last night the house was quiet for the first time in what seems like a long time. I don’t have to come in and deal with chicks all over the house (heh) or go hunting for presents left on my kitchen floor. Not gunna lie, it’s a nice feeling…