It all started a couple of weeks ago, when one of my hens decided she wanted to be a mother. When a hen’s mothering instinct kicks in, she “goes broody”. A broody chicken wants to sit on eggs, and once she has decided to do so, she can be pretty determined! She leaves the nest …
Category Archives: Chickens
What to do about bird flu
I was so excited to be adding ducks this year….. but I have put that plan on hold. You may have heard that a very pathologic strain of bird flu is circulating this year. It is in Michigan, and has been detected in wild birds and in kept flocks, both commercial and backyard. What does …
A missing chicken
If you have never lived with chickens, you might think the concept of letting them free range seems a bit crazy. After all, chickens not closed into their coop at night are easy prey for nighttime predators like possums, raccoons, foxes and coyotes. Who wants to be responsible for rounding up chickens to put them …
Chicken Hunter
When we moved to the farm, we could never have imagined that our sweet, shy, neurotic rescue dog, Bella, would find her passion here. Hunting. Don’t get me wrong. Our two golden doodles, Bear and Bella, are loveable house pets, who are outstanding at doing as they are told, except when they don’t want to, …