Category Archives: Chickens

These chickens are for eggs, not meat. At least for the first few years…

With a hoop house, we can put those chickens to work!

Posted on October 23, 2011 by beth

Since the tomatoes are done for the season and have been ripped out, I was inspired by some recent reading (Kate’s Hoop House at Living the Frugal Life ) to build a hoop house. It’s a good deal for everybody … Continue reading →

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Building an Urban Chicken Coop

Posted on October 8, 2011 by beth

Earlier this year I posted some pictures of the coop build. I didn’t really include much information about the process. Now that life with chickens has settled out of its newness, it seemed time to go back and fill in … Continue reading →

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First Homestead Egg

Posted on October 1, 2011 by beth

When we got our chickens back in the middle of May, they were about 2 weeks old. Much of what I’ve read said that they start to lay around 20 weeks.  Seems to be pretty close – I think they’re … Continue reading →

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12 Weeks Old

Posted on August 28, 2011 by beth

The chicks were 12 weeks old in this photo which was taken in the first week of August.  They love getting treats of bugs and grass, and the occasional scraps from the kitchen, but they are getting most of their … Continue reading →

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Babies!

Posted on May 25, 2011 by beth

We got our chickens this weekend.  We went to Double S Tack and Feed in El Cajon.  It was a bit of a drive, but we had really liked the store on our first visit. The previous weekend we had … Continue reading →

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