The dark days of winter. This time of year is hard, especially with all the Christmas lights down. I know we are gaining on the

Our “Little Gray” hen hatched out five peeps in late June.  Unfortunately, one of them had a bad leg, and while she could hop around,

A few days ago I made my morning walk up to the chickens with the dogs.  As I approached the gate, I saw Sven, our

During a recent trip to Europe, I had a chance to meet up with our German friends and travel with them through Slovenia, Croatia, Czech

Have you heard the phrase, “Well, you’re no spring chicken?” As you can imagine, the subtext is that chickens are typically born in spring.  For

For some reason, when I introduce pullets into the greater flock, my older chickens seem to regress. They start chasing the pullets away from the

Sally, our lone survivor of the Great Chicken Massacre of May 2021, is a feisty hen.  While Sven is at the top of my flock’s

My chicken coach is always looking for ways to spoil her chickens.  I remember when she asked her husband to spend $50 on a chicken

I am always energized by the winter solstice. Yes, it marks the time that our daylight starts to increase. But even more exciting for me

The fall weather is upon us. The days are getting shorter and nights are getting cooler. Since chickens can’t see well in the dark, they