Cute Coops

" She reminds me of Paul Revere's ride- a little light in the belfry" FOGHORN LEGHORN

TODAY'S SEEDS OF WISDOM

• JUST BLOOMED TODAY
• GARDEN UPDATE
• CUTE COOPS
• GARDEN GIGGLE
• FAUNA
• GARDEN GAMES
• FEEDBACK

JUST BLOOMED TODAY

Johnny Jump Up

Alyssum

 GARDEN UPDATE

Starting to get HOT. Worked a bit on my rhubarb patch, trying to make it squirrel proof. They have left it alone in past years but I'm NOT taking any chances.

Planted my alyssum and johnny jump ups, as well as the new geranium. Gave manure tea to all the guys in the greenhouse, and of course, it was PARTY TIME.

CUTE COOPS

Now that we have learned about feed, types of chickens and what kind of eggs they lay, it's time to concentrate on where they will live. Chickens need a safe place to roost, lay eggs, hang out and sleep. They are pretty understanding of whatever you give them to stay in. We have used old drawers in the past for their nesting boxes.

Our coops are divided in four sections, so we have a 'hospital' area for sick, problem or weak chickens that are being bullied by others; Then we have three runs, so we could have more than one rooster. They have an outside area and an inside area. There is a light and a heater as well. The outside area is completely enclosed, so they cannot fly out and somebody else come in.

We have searched online and found some really great chicken coops that are very innovative. My favorite is the one that can towed around the yard so that it fertilizes the yard!

Combination henhouse and goat house

This design can be moved around the yard, and the house can be towed by a truck to other locations.  

  

A recycled clothes dryer!

Your baby chicks should start laying around 4-6 months old. You will need a rooster to have eggs that are fertilized, or will be able to hatch. 

There is more to learn but you will learn as you grow along with your baby chicks! In the meantime you will be able to recycle your kitchen scraps, have great manure to make your plants blossom and your own wonderful eggs that are pesticide and hormone-free!

GARDEN GIGGLE

FAUNA

 

GARDEN GAMES

CHICKEN FACTS

• Alektorophobia-fear of chickens
• The closest living relative of the T-Rex is the chicken
• There are more chickens than people in the world
• The chicken can travel up to 9 miles per hour
• The largest chicken egg on record was nearly 12 oz, measuring 12 1/4 " around
• The greatest number of yolks in one egg is nine
• Colonel Sanders was the second most recognized public figure in the world in 1979.
• Most eggs you buy in the grocery store are 4-6 weeks old 
• One punishment for an adulterous wife in medieval France was to make her chase a chicken through town naked. It does not state whether it was the chicken or the wife who was naked.  

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