Took a trip down to Big R in Homer Glen with MashupDad today — it’s a great place to pick up feed for your backyard chickens, among other things! A couple of you had asked about how we care for the girls in the winter months, and here’s MashupDad showing off the newer cleaner model of …
Trying to get a picture of all four of the chickens together is kind of like wrangling kids to sit still and smile for a holiday photo. That’s Mabel’s tail feathers in the back left there, and that’s all she’s going to show you today! Yes, we’re back down to four chickens, as we lost …
From MashupDad Rachel has been on me to write a recap of and follow-up on the great backyard chickens experiment of 2014. I’m not much of a writer, but here goes! I’m a beekeeper, and as such, you attract a certain amount of anxious attention from your neighbors. One of our neighbors approached me and asked …
The other day I told you guys about our Steve-who-was-once-Stella, the rooster who could no longer live with us. Well, I’m happy to report that Steve has gone to live on a farm — no, for reals, guys. Although a bit dusty here from a recent “bath,” Steve’s a beautiful Silver Laced Wynadotte, and the …
…and comes home with more chickens. Not to mention any names. *coughMashupDadcough*
Yeah, I’d be huddled together under the bushes too… Unfortunately I’ve instead been running around all day in this mess. Welcome to spring in Chicago, everyone! 🙂
