Category Archives: Chores

Avoiding a mudbath

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Michael

We’ve had the chickens for exactly a fortnight. When they arrived, the pen looked like this, complete with a fair amount of the original grass: But since that time they’ve systematically removed all the grass and turned the ground into … Continue reading →

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Mucking out

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Michael

As with any other pet, there are downsides to keeping chickens, and the main thing that I’d been putting off as long as possible was cleaning out their house.  In theory, this is supposed to be done weekly, but based … Continue reading →

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Goodnight (finally)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Michael

It is said that sexing chicks is the toughest poultry-related job that there is. Never having done it myself, I can’t contest that – but putting four reluctant chickens to bed must run it a close second.  The problem is, … Continue reading →

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