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Posted on June 17, 2014

Week 13: Geez, it’s hot!

Summer has arrived a couple days early, with scorching hot temperatures. Today it was in the high 80s most of the day, then inching into the low 90s around dinnertime. I kept a close eye on them throughout the day, looking for obvious signs of heat stress. Around 5 p.m., I went back out to …

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Posted on June 9, 2014

Week 12: Hey, that’s my foot!

Tap-tap-Tap! Startled, I looked down at my feet to see Nellie pecking away at my turquoise gardening shoe. I know chickens are attracted to the color red. In fact, their feeder and waterer are red, and I've had more than one chicken peck at my painted toenails when I'm barefoot. But turquoise? Apparently Nellie has …

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Posted on June 1, 2014June 1, 2014

Week 11: My, how you’ve grown

After spending a week away from the girls to visit family, I wasn't sure what I would come to. As the girls ambled out of the coop, I was amazed at what I saw. "My how you've grown," I cooed as I looked them over. Loretta was visibly larger, and Nellie had the start of …

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Posted on May 17, 2014May 17, 2014

Free range (sort of)

Today the girls got a taste of free range life, sort of. As Matt worked on the yard, I opened the door the coop and let the chickens come and go as they pleased. The first thing they did was explore the yucca bushes in front of the coop. The bush's long green leaves held …

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