Chickens ⋆ Owl Creek Farm

Using Eggshells in the Garden

Amy — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 05:09:11 +0000

Discover the amazing benefits of using eggshells in your vegetable garden! Improve soil health, repel pests, and boost plant growth naturally.

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Poof

Amy — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:32:57 +0000

And just like that, she reappears! Time really gets away from me. How is in the middle of November? I’m still trying to process that summer has come and gone!…

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Avoiding cooked chicken in a heatwave

Amy — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 04:08:24 +0000

This heat is something else. I think almost everyone reading this is in a region affected by the current (mid-July 2024) heatwave, you all know what I mean. The farm…

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Rooster Number One

Amy — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 23:56:29 +0000

He’s not the “Number One” (best) rooster (that we know of, yet), just the first one to start crowing (err, sort of – you’ll know what I mean when you…

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Chickens & Potatoes

Amy — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 03:45:35 +0000

Last year, we were hot, dry, and smoky, and fires were everywhere. This year is a 180° difference with fun things, like near freezing temperatures 2 weeks after the last…

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Graduation

Amy — Fri, 31 May 2024 22:27:24 +0000

It’s a little milestone, but it still counts! The chicks have graduated to poultry grower feed, from the medicated poultry starter feed that they’ve eaten since we brought them home.…

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Chicken Waterers and Coop Hygiene

Amy — Wed, 29 May 2024 20:31:32 +0000

We learn the weirdest things when we start something new. What seems completely obvious in hindsight can be completely missed in the start up phase, while there’s other things that…

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They’re starting to look like chickens

Amy — Mon, 20 May 2024 12:32:24 +0000

It’s amazing how fast kids grow. All kids. But chicks, they almost literally change every time you look at them. The chicks are about 5 weeks old, we’ve had them…

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Exploring

Amy — Fri, 10 May 2024 03:36:56 +0000

The chicks are starting to explore and get used to all the sounds and sights in their new world. They still startle but don’t get quite so frantic when the…

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Freedom!

Amy — Mon, 06 May 2024 03:19:19 +0000

The chicks got to go “outside” for the first time today, and we also put together a roost for them!

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