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Molting Season – Fewer Eggs and Fewer Feathers
Molting season is upon us, and with it comes a reduction in egg production and possibly some raggedy-looking chickens.In the late summer and early fall, chickens that are about one year of age and...
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The Truth about Guinea Fowl
Are you considering getting a flock of guineas? (Do you have masochistic tendencies?)Guinea fowl are commonly used to control tick and mosquito populations on farms around the world. They will also...
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Working for Chicken Feed
While my husband diligently searches for a job and my flock muddles its way through a molt, we have found ourselves in a position where we can't afford chicken feed. Normally our chickens earn their...
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Chicken Artwork - Roosters and Hens
In today's episode of You Show Me Yours and I'll Show You Mine...Of course as you may know, we are hosting our first ever Online Poultry Show. Yes - we want to see YOUR chickens because we know how...
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Fall - The Best Time to Plant Garlic (Your Chickens Will Thank You!)
Fall is the best time to plant garlic - specifically just after the first frost. If you live in Australia, please flip this post upside down you you can read it better (and don't plant garlic until...
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Pictures of Chicks and Chicken Artwork - The Sequel
I have been seriously, ridiculously, over-the-top busy working on chicken breed artwork for GRIT Magazine's 2015 Guide to Backyard Chickens Issue, and I have had little time to come up with awesome...
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Photo Shoot and How to Draw a Chicken... Or Two
What a fun and crazy weekend I have had! Ever since my husband lost his job and my youngest became home-bound for fear she might catch the dreaded Enterovirus D68, we pretty much thought that FUN would...
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NCK Online Show Awards Ceremony
Well - this post would have come out much sooner, but due to a glitch with Blogger, the entire post was erased when I was trying to post it the first time and I had to completely recreate it. Sorry for...
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This Week In Chicken Art
I have plenty of great blog posts in my head, but until I get all my illustrations done, they'll have to stay in my head.So instead, this is what I have done over the last 10 days:Dark CornishRead more »
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Digital Art - How to Draw Chickens Like a Boss... Or like a SAHM trying to...
So this is the beginning of our rags to rich... ermmm... not-so-raggedy... story.Back in late August my husband lost his job. Losing a job sucks. Especially when you've finally worked your way back up...
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What a Great Gift for a Farmer!
This year we received a wonderful gift in the form of some outerwear from Duluth Trading Company.To be frank, with our finances the way they are, we would never have gone out and purchased these items...
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A Bit of an Update
Yes - it's been a while once again.Winter has settled in and has made no indication it is willing to release its grip on the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains... yet. But the chickens and I hold out hope...
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Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part I)
Note: While the Natural Chicken Keeping blog is touted as a down-to-earth, no-nonsense chicken keeping resource, there are times that a blogger simply must break away from the norm. Every now and then...
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Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part II)
If you missed it, please see: Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part I) here! Taking no time to register just how high she was in a very, very high tree, Lucille...
View ArticleCrossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part III)
If you missed them, please see:Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part I)Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part II)Given her temporary reprieve, Lucille...
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Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part IV)
If you missed them, please see:Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part I)Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part II)Crossing the Road - The Adventure of...
View ArticleCrossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part V)
If you missed them, please see:Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part I)Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part II)Crossing the Road - The Adventure of...
View ArticleCrossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part VI)
If you missed them, please see:Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part I)Crossing the Road - The Adventure of Lucille the Chicken (Part II)Crossing the Road - The Adventure of...
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Meal Worms - High In Protein & Great for Molting Chickens
Ahhh, fall! A time of beautiful foliage on the trees and fewer feathers on your birds. During the molt, chickens need a diet of higher protein to help their bodies produce more feathers. And eggs? Yeah...
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By Guest-Writer, Ginny ChandohaBeing a chicken keeper is a daunting task if you are raising chicks yourself for the first time. You can read every book, and look at every chicken-related website, but...
View ArticleI Think the Chicken Has Gone Bad - A Humorous Anecdote
The other day we had somebody (a guy I consider my second son) help us clear out some scrap pieces of wood that were sitting in our hay shed. We have had hay in there before, but needed the extra space...
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My Gingerbread House Chicken Coop - Another Upcycling Project
My family had been renting the century-old farmhouse on a beautiful horse farm (partially pictured in the header) since June of 2012. We were able to live there for a song because the place was on the...
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Preparing and Showing Your Chicken at a Poultry Show
Yesterday I tried something I have never done before. I took one of my Swedish Flower Hen pullets to a poultry show at a county fair. One of the neat things about keeping this blog is that it has...
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How to Raise Chicks - All the Basics to Keeping Healthy Chicks
New to Chicks? We can help!First, allow me to direct your attention to the "Article Index" tab near the top of your screen. This is where you can find all sorts of answers to the most common chicken...
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DIY - Build A Chicken Hoop Coop
Have you had the Chicken Addiction kick in? Have you found you have more chickens than coop?Are you looking for a quick, easy and inexpensive coop option? Please allow us to introduce you to the Hoop...
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